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Psalms 136:6
6Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. His faithful 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.
- 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
4Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever. 5Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. His faithful love endures forever. 7Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights— His faithful love endures forever. 8the sun to rule the day, His faithful 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 laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths.
- Psalms 104:2You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;
- Genesis 1:9Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
- Job 26:7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
- Job 37:1“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.
- Isaiah 40:22God sits above the circle of the earth. The people below seem like grasshoppers to him! He spreads out the heavens like a curtain and makes his tent from them.
- Isaiah 44:24This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer and Creator: “I am the Lord, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me when I made the earth?
- Jeremiah 10:12But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
- Zechariah 12:1This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit.
- 2 Peter 3:5They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with 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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