Psalms 136:6
To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age [is] His kindness.
Young's Literal Translation
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 to the age [is] His kindness.
7To Him making great lights, For to the age [is] His kindness.
Cross References
Genesis 1:9And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.
Job 37:18Thou hast 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, Jehovah, preparing 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 is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,
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 →