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Psalms 136:6

136:5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:

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

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

136:7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

What does Psalms 136:6 mean?

Psalms 136:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָקַע (râqaʻ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), מַיִם (mayim).

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To
him
that
stretched
outרָקַעrâqaʻ/raw-kah'/H7554to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
the
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
above
the
waters:מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
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 136:6.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. after: or, on the seventh day

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

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What does Psalms 136:6 say?

Psalms 136:6 (King James Version) reads: "To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 136:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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