His Loving Devotion Endures Forever
Psalms 136:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
- KJV
- To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- WEB
- to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
- ASV
- To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
- LSV
- To Him making the heavens by understanding, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
- YLT
- To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age [is] His kindness.
- DBY
- To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
- DRC135:5
- Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- GNV
- Which by his wisedome made the heauens: for his mercie endureth for euer:
- JPS
- To Him that by understanding made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever.
- LXXE135:5
- To him who made the heavens by understanding; for his mercy endures for ever.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br135:5
- Τῷ ποιήσαντι τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἐν συνέσει, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PraiseAstronomyCreationWisdom of God, TheMercy of God, TheEgyptThankfulnessIsraelSirach, Book ofBlessing
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Psalms 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Jeremiah 51:15The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Proverbs 3:19–20The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
- Proverbs 8:22–29The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 135:5 in some Bibles
- 136:5 in most Bibles