Psalms 136:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endures for ever.
American King James Version (AKJV)
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endures for ever.
American Standard Version (ASV)
With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Webster's Revision
With a strong hand, and with an out-stretched arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
World English Bible
With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving kindness endures forever:
English Revised Version (ERV)
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Barnes's Psalms 136:12 Bible Commentary
With a strong hand - A powerful hand; as by a hand that could grasp and subdue all that opposed.
And with a stretched-out arm - As if the arm were stretched out to strike with the utmost force, or to exert its utmost power. See Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 26:8; Jeremiah 32:21.
For his mercy ... - The exertion of his power in delivering his people was the expression of a mercy, the consequences of which are to endure forever, for the results of that deliverance will never cease in the history of the world; will never cease in heaven.
