Psalms 136:6
To Him spreading the earth over the waters, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
5To Him making the heavens by understanding, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
7To Him making great lights, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
Cross References
Genesis 1:9And God says, “Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen”: and it is so.
Job 37:18You have made an expanse with Him || For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
Psalms 104:2Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, || Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Isaiah 42:5Thus said God, YHWH, || Creating the heavens, and stretching them out, || Spreading out the earth and its productions, || Giving breath to the people on it, || And spirit to those walking in it.
Jeremiah 10:12The Maker of the earth by His power, || The Establisher of the world by His wisdom, || Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens—
2 Peter 3:5for this they willingly conceal, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth having been established by the word of God out of water and through water,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 136:2-10
Exhortations to Thanksgiving. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great… Read the whole commentary →