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Psalm 146:6
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
4His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,
6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.
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Heaven, earth, and sea give this claim its vast reach: the God whose help you seek made everything and keeps truth forever.
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Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Both passages name God as the Creator of heaven and earth.
Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.God’s enduring truth in the psalm shares a thread with the great faithfulness praised in Lamentations.
Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness to a thousand generations with those who love …Both describe God as faithful, with Deuteronomy specifying his covenant and loving kindness toward those who love and obey him.
Exodus 20:11for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and …Both name the LORD as Maker of heaven, earth, the sea, and everything in them.
Revelation 14:7He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and …Both identify the Lord as Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, with Revelation commanding worship of him.
Psalm 100:5For the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.Both speak of God’s lasting faithfulness, expressed as truth kept forever and faithfulness extending to all generations.
Psalm 136:5–6to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;Both connect God’s making of the heavens with his enduring character: truth in Psalm 146 and loving kindness in Psalm 136.
Colossians 1:16For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or …Both describe the comprehensive reach of creation, naming heaven and earth and all that exists within them.
Jeremiah 32:17“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.Both name God as Maker of heaven and earth; Jeremiah also praises the great power displayed in that work.
Psalm 89:2I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”Both speak of God’s work in establishing the heavens and the permanence of his faithful character.
Psalm 95:5The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land.Both name God as the Maker of the sea and the land.
Proverbs 8:28–29Both describe God’s work in the natural world, though Proverbs names clouds and springs where the psalm surveys all creation.
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The help described here comes from the Maker of everything. Your hope has a firm ground in his character: the God who made the sea keeps truth forever.
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