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to him who madeלְעֹשֵׂהthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםwith understanding,בִּתְבוּנָהforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:5
Study it in the app“to him who made the heavens with understanding, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:5, word by word
- to him who madeעֹשֵׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- with understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
4to him who does great wonders alone, for his loyal love is forever.
5 · This verse (above)
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love is forever.