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Psalm 136:5

to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;

3Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness endures forever;
4to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;
5to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
7to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

The heavens become a reason for thanks here, as their Maker’s understanding is praised with the repeated declaration that his loving kindness endures forever.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Both passages name God as the maker of the heavens; Genesis also names the earth.
Proverbs 8:27When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,Both passages describe God establishing the heavens, with Proverbs presenting wisdom as present at that work.
Proverbs 3:19By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.Both passages link the making of the heavens to God’s understanding.
Psalm 104:24LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.Both psalms praise God’s creation as work marked by wisdom or understanding.
Jeremiah 51:15“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.Both passages attribute the heavens to God’s understanding; Jeremiah also describes his power in making the earth.
Psalm 33:6By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.Both psalms name the LORD as maker of the heavens, one emphasizing his understanding and the other his word.
Proverbs 8:22–29“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.Both passages speak of God’s work; Proverbs names its beginning, while the psalm names the making of the heavens.
Jeremiah 10:12God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens.Both passages connect God’s understanding with the heavens he made.
Job 9:4God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?Both texts affirm God’s wisdom, expressed in the psalm through creation and in Job through the description of his heart.
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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Look at the sky and thank God for his understanding

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Encouragement

Your thanks have a firm ground in the God described here: he made the heavens by understanding, and his loving kindness has no end.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).