Psalm 136:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →Cross References
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
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