Psalms 136:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:14-19 : 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years: 15 And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars. 17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth; 18 To have rule over the day and the night, and for a division between the light and the dark: and God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
  • Deut 4:19 : 19 And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.
  • Ps 74:16-17 : 16 The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun. 17 By you all the limits of the earth were fixed; you have made summer and winter.
  • Ps 104:19 : 19 He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 136:8-26
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    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 136:1-6
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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.

    6 To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging 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 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 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 118:29
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    29 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.

  • 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 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;

  • Gen 1:16-17
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    16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

    17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

  • Ps 111:3-4
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    3 His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever.

    4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.

  • 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 104:31
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    31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:

  • Ps 108:4
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    4 For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than 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 57:10
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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;

  • Jer 31:35
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    35 These are the words of the Lord, who has given the sun for a light by day, ordering the moon and stars for a light by night, who puts the sea in motion, causing the thunder of its waves; the Lord of armies is his name.

  • Ps 148:3
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    3 Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

  • Ps 103:11
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    11 For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

  • 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.