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His Loving Devotion Endures Forever

Psalms 136:7

In 11 translations

BSB
He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
KJV
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
WEB
to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
ASV
To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
LSV
To Him making great lights, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
YLT
To Him making great lights, For to the age [is] His kindness.
DBY
To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
DRC135:7
Who made the great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever.
GNV
Which made great lightes: for his mercie endureth for euer:
JPS
To Him that made great lights, for His mercy endureth for ever;
LXXE135:7
To him who alone made great lights; 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
לְ֭עֹשֵׂה אוֹרִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br135:7
Τῷ ποιήσαντι φῶτα μεγάλα μόνῳ, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 74:16–17The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun. You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
  • Psalms 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
  • Genesis 1:14–19And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. And let them serve as lights in the expanse of…
  • Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 135:7 in some Bibles
  • 136:7 in most Bibles

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