Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 136:5
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] forever.
5. O give thanks unto the redeemer of Israel (Isa 49:7), for &c.
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5. by wisdom ] By understanding, as Pro 3:19; Jer 10:12.
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To him that by wisdom made the heavens – Made them in so wise a manner; where so much wisdom was manifested. See Pro 3:19; Pro 8:24-31.
For his mercy … – The making of the heavens was a manifestation of mercy and goodness as furnishing an abode for unfallen and holy beings; as a dwelling-place for redeemed sinners when they shall be removed there from the earth; and as, by their order, their beauty, their harmony, and their happy influences, tending to promote the happiness of man on earth.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 5. By wisdom made the heavens] In the contrivance of the celestial bodies, in their relations, connexions, influences on each other, revolutions, &c., the wisdom of God particularly appears.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
By wisdom, to wit, by eminent and admirable wisdom, far exceeding the capacity of all human or angelical creatures.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
5, 6. by wisdomor, “inwisdom” (Ps 104:24).
madeliterally, “makerof.”
above the watersor,”higher than the waters” (Ps24:2).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
To him that by wisdom made the heavens,…. In such a curious manner, in such a proper and delightful situation, with such furniture, and for such uses, Pr 3:19;
for his mercy [endureth] for ever; which appears in the continued influences of the heaven; the dew, rain, and snow, that descend from it on the earth to water and make it fruitful, and to produce those rich and valuable blessings called the “precious things of heaven”,
De 33:13; and which are of the utmost importance for the service of man and beast: and, besides, God has of his infinite mercy, which continues, provided an inheritance in the heavens, a house eternal in the heavens, mansions of bliss and glory there, which Christ is now preparing for his saints, that they may dwell with him in them for evermore.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(5) By wisdom.From Psa. 104:24, Pro. 3:19, or Jer. 10:12.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 136:5. To him that by wisdom made the heavens Namely, so as to move in their constant vicissitude, and regular order.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Psa 136:5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Ver. 5. To him that by wisdom, &c. ] Singulari ingenio et summa industria, yet without tool or toil. See Heb 11:10 . See Trapp on “ Heb 11:10 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
made the heavens. Compare Gen 1:1.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
In the contrivance of the celestial bodies – in their specific gravities, relations, connections, influences on each other, revolutions, etc.; and in the wonderful adaptation of the atmosphere for the purposes of refracting the light, forming rain, dew, snow, etc., are exhibited the most astonishing displays of the Divine wisdom. Psa 33:6, Psa 104:24, Gen 1:1, Pro 3:19, Pro 3:20, Pro 8:22-29, Jer 51:15
Reciprocal: Gen 1:6 – Let there Gen 1:9 – General Gen 2:1 – Thus 2Ch 2:12 – that made heaven Neh 9:6 – thou hast Job 9:4 – wise in heart Psa 26:7 – tell Psa 146:6 – made heaven Pro 8:27 – he prepared Jer 10:12 – hath made Jer 27:5 – made Jer 32:17 – thou Zec 12:1 – which
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Psa 136:5-6. To him that by wisdom Namely, by eminent and admirable wisdom, far exceeding the capacity of all creatures, whether human or angelical; made the heavens, that stretched out the earth The heavens above, and the earth beneath, declare the wisdom of their great Maker, and proclaim aloud, to an intelligent ear, the divinity of the hand that formed them. The heavens display the love of God to man; the earth teaches the duty of man to God. Heaven is glorious and gracious, earth verdant and fruitful. The bright and ample circumference of heaven, the variegated surface of the earth, and the profusion of good things that distinguish the seasons, contaminated as they all have been by mans transgression, even now yield a prospect which annihilates all human grandeur. What idea, then, are we to frame of those new heavens and earth from which sin and corruption are excluded, and where righteousness hath fixed her eternal throne. Horne.