Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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
A Conservative Version
to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness [is] forever,
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;
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 wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 6 To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 7 To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.
Isaiah 44:24
The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?
Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
Job 26:7
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
Job 37:18
Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
Psalm 104:2-3
You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
Isaiah 40:22
It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.
Isaiah 42:5
God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:
Zechariah 12:1
The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:
2 Peter 3:5-7
But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;