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to him who madeלְעֹשֵׂהgreatגְּדֹלִיםlights,אוֹרִיםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:7
Study it in the app“to him who made great lights, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:7, word by word
- to him who madeעֹשֵׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- greatגְּדֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- lightsאוֹרִיםorim
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “orim” 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
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love is forever.
7 · This verse (above)
8the sun for dominion over the day, for his loyal love is forever.