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Psalms 136:6
6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
Psalms 136:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:6
4To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 7To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 8The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:6 word by word
לְרֹקַ֣ע הָ֭אָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 136:6
- Psalms 24:2For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.
- Psalms 104:2Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
- Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
- Job 26:7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
- Job 37:1Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
- Isaiah 40:22[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
- Isaiah 44:24Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I [am] Jehovah, the maker of all things; who alone stretched out the heavens, who did spread forth the earth by myself;
- Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
- Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth out the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
- 2 Peter 3:5For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,
Commentaries on Psalms 136:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters - Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:9; see the notes at Psalm 24:2. For his mercy - As an illustration of his benignity and kindness in preparing an abode for man, and for other creatures in the world. Whatever there is of life or happiness, on the continents and islands, has resulted from that act of God when “he made the dry land appear.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26This is the last of the Great Hallel psalms (Psalms 120–136). It uniquely repeats the phrase His loving devotion endures forever in every verse. The hymn begins and ends with a call to praise (Psalm 136:1–3, 26). It declares the Lord as the Creator of everything and the Redeemer of Israel, both in ancient times (Psalm 136:10–22) and in the recent past (136:23–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. by wisdom--or, "in wisdom" (Psa 104:24). made--literally, "maker of." above the waters--or, "higher than the waters" (Psa 24:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 136
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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