Psalm 136:5
New International Version
who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.

New Living Translation
Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Berean Standard Bible
By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever;

New American Standard Bible
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His faithfulness is everlasting;

NASB 1995
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

NASB 1977
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Legacy Standard Bible
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Amplified Bible
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Christian Standard Bible
He made the heavens skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made the heavens skillfully. His love is eternal.

American Standard Version
To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To him who made the Heavens in his wisdom, for his mercies are to eternity.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
To him who made the heavens by understanding; for his mercy endures for ever.

Contemporary English Version
With wisdom he made the sky. God's love never fails.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.

English Revised Version
To him that by understanding made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
to the one who made the heavens by his understanding- because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
By his wisdom he made the heavens; his love is eternal;

International Standard Version
to the one who by wisdom made the heavens, for his gracious love is everlasting—

JPS Tanakh 1917
To Him that by understanding made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever.

Literal Standard Version
To Him making the heavens by understanding, | For His kindness [is] for all time.

Majority Standard Bible
By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

New American Bible
Who skillfully made the heavens, for his mercy endures forever;

NET Bible
to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,

New Revised Standard Version
who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;

New Heart English Bible
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Webster's Bible Translation
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Young's Literal Translation
To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age is His kindness.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever
4He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever. 5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever. 6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.…

Cross References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Psalm 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Proverbs 3:19
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Jeremiah 51:15
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.


Treasury of Scripture

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever.

Psalm 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 104:24
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Psalm 136
1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.














(5) By wisdom.--From Psalm 104:24, Proverbs 3:19, or Jeremiah 10:12.

Verse 5. - To him that by wisdom made the heavens. Creation is the work, not only of God's power, but of his wisdom also. Things were made as they are by the exertion of his forethought and understanding (comp. Proverbs 3:19; Ephesians 1:11). For his mercy, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
By His insight
בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה (biṯ·ḇū·nāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice

He made
לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה (lə·‘ō·śêh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the heavens.
הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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