Dictionary meaning of great: an important or distinguished person, beyond what is ordinary or usual: highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable, an outstandingly superior or skillful person.
Here are 20 verses from the King James Version of the Bible that reflect the greatness and goodness of God, He is worthy. The greatness of God is beyond our comprehension! The greatness of God is mentioned all throughout the Bible: He is full of Love, Patience, Strength Mercy and Faithfulness. The list could go on and on. As you read and memorize these scriptures, think on His mighty deeds, there is no one else like our God!
- Psalm 145:3 – “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.”
- Psalm 34:8 – “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”
- Psalm 100:5 – “For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
- Psalm 18:30 – “As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.”
- Nahum 1:7 – “The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
- Psalm 86:5 – “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”
- Psalm 145:9 – “The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”
- Psalm 107:1 – “O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
- James 1:17 – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
- Exodus 34:6 – “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”
- Lamentations 3:25 – “The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
- Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
- Psalm 107:8 – “Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”
- 1 Chronicles 16:34 – “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
- Psalm 136:1 – “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
- Psalm 119:68 – “Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.”
- Psalm 31:19 – “Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”
- Psalm 103:8 – “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
- Nahum 1:3 – “The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”
- 1 John 1:5 – “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
Final Thoughts
These verses highlight the greatness, goodness, and mercy of God as portrayed in the Bible. Nahum 1:7 really stands out to me. I have had many days of trouble where I needed to lean on the Lord. He has always been faithful in answering. Sometimes not how I thought, but it always turns out for the best with Him when we put our faith in Him and don’t do things in our own strength.