Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,
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;

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רקע 
Raqa` 
Usage: 11

the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Praise To God For His Creation And Deliverance

5 to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever; 6 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
7 to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Cross References

Psalm 24:2

for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.

Isaiah 44:24

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,

Jeremiah 10:12

It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

Job 26:7

He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.

Job 37:18

Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?

Psalm 104:2-3

covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

Isaiah 40:22

It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;

Isaiah 42:5

Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:

Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him:

2 Peter 3:5-7

For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

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