...wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding." In Psalm cxlvii., 4, it is declared, " He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names." It is evident we are not to consider this declaration as expressive merely of an arithmetical idea,...

...is within his reach. —(R.) 19. " Numbered stars." Numbered by whom 1 by the Creator alone. Psalm cxlvii. 4 : "He telleth the number of the stars ;...number, but it is of that small part only which they see anil name. But neither is this the "numbered" meant here. He would only say they arc a vast number,...

...as deity itself. So again, " Great is our Lord, and of great power, his understanding is infinite : He telleth the number of the stars, He calleth them all by their names : " and what else ? " The Lord lifteth up the meek ; He healeth the broken in heart ; He bindeth up...

...to him to be named." So David, to express that God is the Lord as well as maker of the stars, says, Ps. cxlvii, 4 : "He telleth the number of the stars : he calleth them all by their names." Thus masters gave names to their slaves ;* and these, that it might be publicly known to whom they...

...together the | outcasts of Israel. 3. He healeth the | broken in heart, And | bindeth up their wounds. 4. He telleth the number | of the stars ; He | calleth them all by their names. [Ps. cxlvii.] DOUBLE. 5. Great is our Lord, and | great his power ; His | understanding is infinite:...

...the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down." Psalm cxlvii.4-9, IC-18. "He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power, his understanding is infinite: who cove reth the heavens with...

...gentleness is described where it is written, " He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names." The hand which marshals the stars, applying balm to a wound ! The hand which can create or crush a...

...is pleasant ; and praise is becoming. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power : his understanding is infinite. The Lord lifteth up the meek:...

...cannot count them. But God knows every one, and has not made one too many nor one too few. David says, " He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names." What a family ! All have names, and all " Forever singing, as they shine, ' The hand that made us is...

...law as transgessors. Providence. 529. Is the providence of God universal and particular ? Ps. 147.4. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow...