Psalms 136:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
  • Isa 44:24 : 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?
  • Jer 10:12 : 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.
  • Gen 1:9 : 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.
  • Job 26:7 : 7 By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
  • Job 37:18 : 18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
  • Zech 12:1 : 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 Pet 3:5-7 : 5 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; 6 And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters. 7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.
  • Ps 104:2-3 : 2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain: 3 The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
  • Isa 40:22 : 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.
  • Isa 42:5 : 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:

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    7 To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    8 The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    9 The moon and the stars to have rule by night: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    10 To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    11 And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    13 To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    14 And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    15 By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    16 To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    17 To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    18 And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    19 Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    20 And Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    21 And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    22 Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    23 Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    24 And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    25 Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    26 O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 136:1-5
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    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    2 O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    3 O give praise to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    4 To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 106:1
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    1 Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 118:1-4
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    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    4 Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 118:29
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    29 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • 1 Chr 16:34
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    34 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 146:6
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    6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

  • Ps 107:1
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    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 117:2
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    2 For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

  • Ps 103:17
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    17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

  • Ps 36:5
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    5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

  • Ps 100:5
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    5 For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations.

  • Ps 89:2
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    2 For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

  • Ps 108:4
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    4 For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

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    11 For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

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    5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

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    3 His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever.

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    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.

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    6 It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

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    6 He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.

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    10 For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

  • 1 Chr 16:41
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    41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;

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    10 By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.

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    31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works: