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Psalms 136:6
6who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
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.
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. His faithful love endures forever.
Context of Psalms 136:6
4to him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever. 5who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever. who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever. 7who made the great lights— His love endures forever. 8the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever.
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:6 word by word
לְרֹקַ֣ע הָ֭אָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 136:6
- Psalms 24:2for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
- Psalms 104:2The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
- Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
- Job 26:7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.
- Job 37:1“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
- Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
- Isaiah 44:24“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,
- Jeremiah 10:12But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
- Zechariah 12:1A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares:
- 2 Peter 3:5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
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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