Psalm 136:6

Translations

Modern

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Traditional

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Literal

…to the One spreading out the earth upon the waters, for His loving devotion is forever;

Latin

Qui firmavit terram super aquas, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus.

Original

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English

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Notes

Psalms 136:1–26

This 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).

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Related verses

Psalm 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Psalm 104:2–3
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Isaiah 42:5
This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Zechariah 12:1
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
2 Peter 3:5–7
But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Job 37:18
…can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

Psalm 136:6

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