Psalm 136:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To Him who spreadלְרֹקַ֣ע
(le·ro·ka)
7554: to beat, stamp, beat out, spread outa prim. root
out the earthהָ֭אָרֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
aboveעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the waters,הַמָּ֑יִם
(ham·ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
For His lovingkindnessחַסְדֹּֽו׃
(chas·dov.)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
is everlasting;לְעֹולָ֣ם
(le·'o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
To him that stretched out
raqa`  (raw-kah')
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
above the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
for his mercy
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
endureth for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
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
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

King James Bible
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He spread the land on the waters. His love is eternal.

International Standard Version
to the one who spread out the earth over the waters, for his gracious love is everlasting—

NET Bible
to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for his mercies are to eternity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
to the one who spread out the earth on the water- because his mercy endures forever.

King James 2000 Bible
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever.
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