Psalms 136

136

Hymn of Thanksgiving for God’s Everlasting Mercy

1Praise the Lord, for he is good;#Ps 100:5; 118:1.

for his mercy endures forever;

2Praise the God of gods;

for his mercy endures forever;

3Praise the Lord of lords;

for his mercy endures forever;

4Who alone has done great wonders,#Ps 72:18.

for his mercy endures forever;

5Who skillfully made the heavens,#Gn 1:9–19.

for his mercy endures forever;

6Who spread the earth upon the waters,#Ps 24:2.

for his mercy endures forever;

7Who made the great lights,

for his mercy endures forever;

8The sun to rule the day,

for his mercy endures forever;

9The moon and stars to rule the night,#Jer 31:35.

for his mercy endures forever;

III

10Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,#Ex 12:29, 51; 14:22, 27; 15:22; Ps 78:51–52; 135:8.

for his mercy endures forever;

11And led Israel from their midst,

for his mercy endures forever;

12With mighty hand and outstretched arm,#Dt 4:34.

for his mercy endures forever;

13Who split in two the Red Sea,

for his mercy endures forever;

14And led Israel through its midst,

for his mercy endures forever;

15But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,#Ex 14:21f.

for his mercy endures forever;

16Who led the people through the desert,#Dt 8:2, 15.

for his mercy endures forever;

17Who struck down great kings,#Ps 135:10–12.

for his mercy endures forever;

18Slew powerful kings,

for his mercy endures forever;

19Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his mercy endures forever;

20Og, king of Bashan,

for his mercy endures forever;

21And made their lands a heritage,

for his mercy endures forever;

22#A heritage for Israel: the land was given to Israel by God to be handed on to future generations.A heritage for Israel, his servant,

for his mercy endures forever.

23The Lord remembered us in our low estate,

for his mercy endures forever;

24Freed us from our foes,

for his mercy endures forever;

25And gives bread to all flesh,

for his mercy endures forever.

26Praise the God of heaven,

for his mercy endures forever.

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Psalm 136

136

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 # Ps. 106:1; 107:1; 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

# See 1 Chr. 16:41 for his steadfast love endures forever.

2Give thanks to #Deut. 10:17the God of gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

3Give thanks to #[See ver. 2 above]the Lord of lords,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

4to him who alone #See Ps. 72:18does great wonders,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

5to him who #Prov. 3:19; Jer. 10:12; 51:15 by understanding #See Gen. 1:1made the heavens,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

6to him who #Isa. 42:5; 44:24 spread out the earth #Ps. 24:2above the waters,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

7to him who #Gen. 1:16made the great lights,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

8the sun to rule over the day,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

9the moon and stars to rule over the night,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

10to him who #See Ps. 78:51struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

11and #Ex. 12:51; 13:3brought Israel out from among them,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

12with #Deut. 4:34a strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

13to him who #See Ps. 78:13divided the Red Sea in two,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

14 # Ex. 14:21, 22 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

15but #Ex. 14:27; [Ps. 78:53]overthrew#136:15 Hebrew shook off Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

16to him who #Ex. 15:22; Deut. 8:15; See Ps. 77:20led his people through the wilderness,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

17to him #For ver. 17-22, see Ps. 135:10-12who struck down great kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

18and killed mighty kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

19Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

20and Og, king of Bashan,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

21and gave their land as a heritage,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

22a heritage to Israel his #Ps. 105:6, 26servant,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

23It is he who #Gen. 8:1; [Deut. 32:36]remembered us in our low estate,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

24and #Ps. 107:2rescued us from our foes,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

25he who #Ps. 104:27; See Job 36:31gives food to all flesh,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

26Give thanks to #Ezra 5:12; Neh. 1:4; Dan. 2:18the God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

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