Psalm 136:6

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Summary

Psalm 136:6

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

General references

Bible References

General references

for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.

He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

He stretches the northern skies over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

can you help God spread out the skies
as hard as a cast metal mirror?

God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says:

I am Yahweh, who made everything;
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;

He made the earth by His power,
established the world by His wisdom,
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.

An Oracle

The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.

They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God.