King James Version
Psalms 136:12 in the King James Version says “With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 136 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalms 136:12 · KJV
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“arm”
H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
“and with a stretched out”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“endureth for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“for his mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
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