“To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
God's understanding in creating the heavens suggests that creation itself was an act of wisdom and purposeful intention, not accident or chance. The attribution of creation to understanding emphasizes the rational, ordered nature of the cosmos as expression of divine intelligence. This verse expands the psalm's scope from historical acts to cosmic creation, suggesting that all of reality—from largest to smallest—expresses God's wisdom. Creation becomes the first wonder cataloged, the foundational expression of covenant faithfulness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 136:5
1. “Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever” Psalm 135:1. This Psalm contains the praise of God, and all its verses finish in the same way. Wherefore although many things are related here in praise of God, yet His mercy is most commended; for without this plain commendation, he, whom the Holy Spirit used to utter this Psalm, would have no verse be ended. Although after the judgment, by which at the end of the world the quick and the dead must…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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