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Psalms 136:5

Psalms 136:5 is verse 5 of Psalms chapter 136, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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;

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Psalms 136:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

4 He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

5 By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

6 He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

7 He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 33:6

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

Psalms 104:24

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

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Proverbs 3:19

The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

Proverbs 3:20

By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

Proverbs 8:22

The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.

Proverbs 8:23

From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.

Proverbs 8:24

When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.

Proverbs 8:25

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

Proverbs 8:26

before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.

Proverbs 8:27

I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

Proverbs 8:28

when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

Proverbs 8:29

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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.

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