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Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Psalms 146:6 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
  • BSB the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
  • NKJV Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
  • NASB Who made heaven and earth, The sea and everything that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;
  • NLT He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.

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Quick answer

God made heaven, earth, sea, and all in them, and keeps faith forever. The Creator of all is also the One who is utterly faithful.

Overview

The ground of hope is that God is both almighty Creator and eternally faithful. His power to make all things and His constancy in keeping truth make Him worthy of trust. The same Word through whom all things were made became flesh in Christ (John 1:3, 14).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • Rev 14:7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
  • Exod 20:11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
  • Ps 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Ps 136:5–6To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Gen 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Jer 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  • Col 1:16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
  • Ps 95:5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
  • Ps 89:2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
  • Prov 8:28–29When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
  • Ps 117:2For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
  • Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
  • Heb 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  • Ps 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
  • Ps 115:15Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
  • John 1:3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
  • Job 38:8–11Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
  • Jer 10:11–12Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
  • Deut 7:9Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
  • Ps 89:33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
  • Dan 9:4And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Ps 148:5–6Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
  • Ps 98:3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • John 10:34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
  • Mic 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 146:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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