en_tn_condensed/psa/136/006.md

# spread out the earth above the waters

The ancient Israelites thought that the earth's dry land was on top of the sea. AT: "placed the earth over the waters"

# for his covenant faithfulness endures forever

The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. See how you translated this in [Psalms 136:1](./001.md). AT: "because he remains faithful to his covenant forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# great lights

This is a reference to the sources of light for the earth, especially the sun and the moon. AT: "the sun and the moon and the stars"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# spread out the earth above the waters`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The ancient Israelites thought that the earth's dry land was on top of the sea. AT: "placed the earth over the waters"`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for his covenant faithfulness endures forever`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. See how you translated this in [Psalms 136:1](./001.md). AT: "because he remains faithful to his covenant forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# great lights`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This is a reference to the sources of light for the earth, especially the sun and the moon. AT: "the sun and the moon and the stars"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]`