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Psalms 136:5

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4How should we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? 1

6May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; 1 If I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 1:1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:8And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

Psalms 33:6Draw near to him, and be enlightened: 1 And your faces shall not by any means be ashamed. 1

Psalms 134:3Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: 1 Sing praises to his name; for it is good. 1

Proverbs 8:22The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works. 1

Jeremiah 10:12It is the Lord that made the earth by his strength, who set up the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the sky,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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