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He alone works great wonders,
    for his love endures forever.
[a]In his wisdom he made the heavens,
    for his love endures forever.
He spread out the earth upon the waters,[b]
    for his love endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:5 The psalmist here brings together two Old Testament treatments of the creation theme: that of Proverbs, which speaks of the understanding and wisdom (v. 5) presupposed by creation (see Prov 3:19f; 8:1, 22-31; see also Ps 104:24; Jer 10:12), and that of Genesis, which gives the account of it (Ps 136:6-9: see Gen 1:9f, 16-18).
  2. Psalm 136:6 Upon the waters: see Ps 24:2.