Psalms 136:6
He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
7He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.
Cross References
Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Job 37:18can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Isaiah 42:5This 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:
Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
2 Peter 3:5But 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,
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 →