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Psalms 92:5–6

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O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
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From verse 5

  1. Romans 11:33–34Rank 1 from verse 5
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    33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

    34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

  2. Isaiah 55:8–9Rank 2 from verse 5
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    8¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

    9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  3. Psalms 40:5Rank 3 from verse 5
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    5Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

  4. Psalms 139:17Rank 4 from verse 5
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    17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

  5. Psalms 145:3–4Rank 5 from verse 5
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    3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

    4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

From verse 6

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 1 from verse 6
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  2. Psalms 73:22Rank 2 from verse 6
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    22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

  3. Psalms 94:8Rank 3 from verse 6
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    8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

  4. Proverbs 1:22Rank 4 from verse 6
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  5. Psalms 49:10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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Psalms 92:5

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

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thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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deep

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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.

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Psalms 92:6

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

5O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

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6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

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7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

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