“Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?”
Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, or show forth all his praise? The rhetorical question opens space for human inadequacy before divine glory, suggesting that no human voice can fully capture God's greatness. The pairing of 'mighty deeds' and 'praise' connects God's actions with the appropriate response they elicit. This verse establishes humility about human capacity to express divine majesty, preparing for the community confession that follows.
Church Fathers on Psalms 106:2
1. This Psalm also has the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongs to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this. And they assert, that all the Psalms bearing this title have Allelujah at the end, but not all at the beginning; so that they will not allow any Psalm which has not Allelujah at the end, to have it at the beginning; supposing that what seems to belong to the commencement, really belongs to the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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