Midrash sa 1 Cronica 29:11: Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bamidbar Rabbah, Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael & Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)

(Exod. 1:1:) NOW THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. This text is related (to Ps. 48:11 [10]): AS YOUR NAME, O GOD, SO DOES YOUR PRAISE < REACH > TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH <YOUR RIGHT HAND IS FULL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. >¹Tanh., Exod. 1:2. When a king of flesh and blood enters a country, they praise²Gk.: kalos. him for being mighty while he is actually frail. They praise him for being merciful while he is actually cruel. They praise him for being handsome while he is actually ugly. They give him much praise for such things. With the Holy One, however, such is not the case. Rather, whenever anyone praises him, he exceeds the praise. How so? They praise him for being mighty; and he is mighty, as stated (in Deut. 10:17): THE GREAT, THE MIGHTY, AND THE AWESOME GOD. They praise him for being handsome; and he is handsome, as stated (in Cant. 5:10): MY BELOVED IS BRIGHT AND RUDDY. They praise him for being merciful; and he is merciful, as stated (in Deut. 4:31): FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS A MERCIFUL GOD …. Ergo (in Ps. 48:11 [10]): LIKE YOUR NAME, O GOD, SO DOES YOUR PRAISE < REACH > TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. R. Judah b. R. Shallum the Levite said: See what is written (in Exod. 15:11): AWESOME IN PRAISES < AND > DOING WONDERS. Huna bar Abbin the Priest said: What is the meaning of AWESOME IN PRAISES? God is awesome over <and above > all your praises. Ergo (in Exod. 15:11): AWESOME IN PRAISES. R. Simon said: See what David said (in I Chron. 29:11) TO YOU, O LORD, BELONG THE GREATNESS, THE MIGHT…; YOUR NAME IS EXALTED AS HEAD OVER ALL.³The Masoretic Text here reads somewhat differently. <Here is> the greatness for which we praise you.

Another matter: “The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai” – He said to him: “Take a census [se’u et rosh]” (Numbers 1:2). The Holy One blessed be He said to Israel: I was not fond of any creature more than you; therefore I accorded you preeminence [telui rosh] and likened you to Me. Just as I have preeminence over all mankind, as it is stated: “Yours, Lord, is the greatness […and the preeminence over every head [vehamitnaseh lekhol lerosh]]” (I Chronicles 29:11), so, I accorded you preeminence. That is why it is stated: Se’u et rosh, to realize what is stated: “He raised a horn for His people” (Psalms 148:14). Likewise it says: “The Lord your God will place you uppermost over all the nations of the earth” (Deuteronomy 28:1).

(Ibid. 1) "I shall sing to the L–rd": Befitting is (the ascription of) "strength" to the L–rd. And thus did David say (I Chronicles 29:11) "To you, O L–rd, is (befitting [the ascription of]) greatness, might, splendor, triumph, and majesty."