# Psalms 136.5 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever: 4. To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever: > > **5. To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:** > > 6. To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever: 7. To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever: (Psalms 136:3-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Give thanks to the Lord of lords; for his loving kindness endures forever: 4. To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever: > > **5. To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:** > > 6. To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever: 7. To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever: (Psalms 136:3-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. > > **5. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.** > > 6. To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7. To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: (Psalms 136:3-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. Give ye thanks to the Lord of lords, For to the age [is] His kindness. 4. To Him doing great wonders by Himself alone, For to the age [is] His kindness. > > **5. To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age [is] His kindness.** > > 6. To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age [is] His kindness. 7. To Him making great lights, For to the age [is] His kindness. (Psalms 136:3-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [God's Love for Creation](/codex/gods-love-for-creation/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.