Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness [is] forever,
New American Standard Bible
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
King James Version
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Holman Bible
He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal.
International Standard Version
to the one who spread out the earth over the waters, for his gracious love is everlasting
American Standard Version
To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
Amplified
To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Bible in Basic English
To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Darby Translation
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
Julia Smith Translation
To him spreading the earth upon the sea: for his mercy is forever.
King James 2000
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
To [him who] spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love [endures] forever.
Modern King James verseion
To Him who stretched out the earth above the waters; for His mercy endures forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which laid out the earth above the waters! For his mercy endureth forever.
NET Bible
to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,
New Heart English Bible
To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:
The Emphasized Bible
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Webster
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
World English Bible
To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Youngs Literal Translation
To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age is His kindness.
Interlinear
Mayim
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 136:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To God For His Creation And Deliverance
5 to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness [is] forever, 6 to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness [is] forever, 7 to him who made great lights, for his loving kindness [is] forever,
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 24:2
For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am LORD, who makes all things, who stretches forth the heavens alone, who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?),
Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Job 37:18
Can thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
Psalm 104:2-3
who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
Isaiah 40:22
[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in,
Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, LORD, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth, he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk in it,
Zechariah 12:1
The burden of the word of LORD concerning Israel. [Thus] says LORD, who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:
2 Peter 3:5-7
For this is willfully ignored by them, that long ago there were heavens, and an earth that came together out of water and by water by the word of God,