Psalms 136:5

136:4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever.

136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 136:5 mean?

Psalms 136:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּבוּן (tâbûwn), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim).

Hebrew interlinear

him

that

wisdomתָּבוּןtâbûwn/taw-boon'/H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice

madeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

the

heavens:שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

for

his

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

endureth

for

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:5.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 136:5 say?

Psalms 136:5 (King James Version) reads: "To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 136:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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