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Psalm 136:5

New International Reader's Version

By his understanding he made the heavens. His faithful love continues forever.

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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

And that’s exactly what happened. God made the huge space between the waters. He separated the water under the space from the water above it.

God called the huge space “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.

Lord, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures.

May the Lord bless you from Zion. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen. All the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.

What are human beings that you think about them? What is a son of man that you take care of him?

But God used his power to make the earth. His wisdom set the world in place. His understanding spread out the heavens.

“I used my power to make the earth. I used my wisdom to set the world in place. I used my understanding to spread out the heavens.