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to him who spread outלְרֹקַעthe earthהָאָרֶץaboveעַלthe waters,הַמָּיִםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:6
Study it in the app“to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:6, word by word
- to him who spread outרֹקַעroka
spread out
To lay out, like the earth or clouds.
Where else “roka” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- the watersמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” 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
5to him who made the heavens with understanding, for his loyal love is forever.
6 · This verse (above)
7to him who made great lights, for his loyal love is forever.