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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 136 This psalm was very probably composed by David, and given to the Levites to sing every day, 1 Chronicles 16:41. Solomon his son followed his example, and made use of them in singing at the dedication of the temple, 2 Chronicles 7:3; as Jehoshaphat seems to have done when he went out to war against his enemies, 2 Chronicles 20:21. The subject of it is much the same with...
John Gill
To him that stretcheth out the earth above the waters,.... Or, "besides the waters" (t), close by them, and yet secures the earth from being covered with them; see Psalms 24:2; for his mercy [endureth] for ever; it was in mercy he caused the waters to go off the earth which first covered it; that trees, plants, and herbs, might spring up out of it, and that it might be a fit habitation for man;...
Matthew Henry
The scope of this psalm is the same with that of the foregoing psalm, but there is something very singular in the composition of it; for the latter half of each verse is the same, repeated throughout the psalm, "for his mercy endureth for ever," and yet no vain repetition. It is allowed that such burdens, or "keepings," as we call them, add very much to the beauty of a song, and help to make it...
Charles H. Spurgeon
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. We ought to praise him for the making of every country, especially, I think, we who dwell on these favored islands, because he has placed our lot in an island. “He bade the waters round thee flow; Not bars of brass could guard thee so.” We might have been beneath the tyrant’s foot, if it had not been for “the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. Once in the history of the globe, the earth and the waters were mingled together; but, at God’s bidding, the earth rose to its assigned position, and the deeps received the sea, and they have kept their places ever since, except when God caused the flood to cover the whole earth.
Charles H. Spurgeon
To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: For His mercy endureth for ever. To him that made great lights for his mercy endureth for ever: the sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: the moon and stars to rule by night: for his...
Charles H. Spurgeon
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that made great light: for his mercy endureth for ever. The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever. The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. See how these ancient godly ones loved to dwell upon a thing. When the note was “light” they did not just sing it through...