Verse-by-Verse Bible CommentaryPsalms 136:5
To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; Jump to: Clarke Commentary • Barne's Notes • Gill's Exposition • Trapp's Commentary • Coke's Commentary • Poole's Annotations • Haydock's Catholic Commentary • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes • Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged • Ellicott's Commentary • Treasury of Knowledge Other Authors
Adam Clarke CommentaryBy wisdom made the heavens - In the contrivance of the celestial bodies, in their relations, connexions, influences on each other, revolutions, etc., the wisdom of God particularly appears. Copyright Statement Bibliography Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole BibleTo him that by wisdom made the heavens - Made them in so wise a manner; where so much wisdom was manifested. See Proverbs 3:19; Proverbs 8:24-31. For his mercy - The making of the heavens was a manifestation of mercy and goodness as furnishing an abode for unfallen and holy beings; as a dwelling-place for redeemed sinners when they shall be removed there from the earth; and as, by their order, their beauty, their harmony, and their happy influences, tending to promote the happiness of man on earth. Copyright Statement Bibliography John Gill's Exposition of the Whole BibleTo him that by wisdom made the heavens,.... In such a curious manner, in such a proper and delightful situation, with such furniture, and for such uses, Proverbs 3:19; for his mercy endureth for ever; which appears in the continued influences of the heaven; the dew, rain, and snow, that descend from it on the earth to water and make it fruitful, and to produce those rich and valuable blessings called the "precious things of heaven", Deuteronomy 33:13; and which are of the utmost importance for the service of man and beast: and, besides, God has of his infinite mercy, which continues, provided an inheritance in the heavens, a house eternal in the heavens, mansions of bliss and glory there, which Christ is now preparing for his saints, that they may dwell with him in them for evermore. Copyright Statement Bibliography John Trapp Complete CommentaryPsalms 136:5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. Ver. 5. To him that by wisdom, &c.] Singulari ingenio et summa industria, yet without tool or toil. See Hebrews 11:10. {See Trapp on "Hebrews 11:10"} Copyright Statement Bibliography Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy BiblePsalms 136:5. To him that by wisdom made the heavens— Namely, so as to move in their constant vicissitude, and regular order. Copyright Statement Bibliography Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy BibleBy wisdom, to wit, by eminent and admirable wisdom, far exceeding the capacity of all human or angelical creatures. Copyright Statement Bibliography George Haydock's Catholic Bible CommentaryForgotten. May all that is most dear to us perish, if we do not serve God, (Worthington) and seek to procure the welfare of Jerusalem. (Haydock) --- Yet they knew that the joy of their earthly abode in that city could not satisfy their desires. They allude, therefore, ultimately to heaven. (Berthier) Copyright Statement Bibliography E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notesmade the heavens. Compare Genesis 1:1. Copyright Statement Bibliography Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - UnabridgedTo him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that by wisdom made the heavens - (Proverbs 3:19; Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 51:15.) Not merely power, but wisdom infinite was needed for the marvelous contrivances and adaptations of means to ends throughout the beautifully ordered system (kosmos) of the universe. Copyright Statement Bibliography Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) By wisdom.—From Psalms 104:24, Proverbs 3:19, or Jeremiah 10:12. Copyright Statement Bibliography Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeTo him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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