Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no-one can fathom.
This is A psalm of praise. Of David. It is an acrostic. In verse 3 David says, firstly, Great is the LORD, God is great. Part of God's greatness is explored in this psalm - the glorious splendour of your majesty ... your wonderful works, his awesome works ... his great deeds ... his abundant goodness and ... righteousness. Then there is the fact that (8, 9) The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. There are again his mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom, the fact that he is faithful to all his promises and loving towards all he has made (13) and upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down (14). God truly is great. It is this greatness that makes him, secondly, most worthy of praise. It is seen in David's reaction to God's greatness and in his confidence that others, as it has proved, in generations to come, will want to praise God too. Your saints will extol you says David, but first All you have made will praise you (10). As people speak so all men will know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom. My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD says David in the final verse but Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever. Of course, the third thing to remember is that his greatness no-one can fathom. The psalm only touches on some of the things that make God great and only mentions them at that. It will take eternity to begin to fully explore all that is great in God. His greatness is unfathomable.
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