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New Testament
Psalm 136
Psalm 136
His Mercy Endures Forever
Introduction
1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
For his mercy endures forever.
2Give thanks to the God of Gods.
For his mercy endures forever.
3Give thanks to the Lord of Lords.
For his mercy endures forever.
His Creating Love
For his mercy endures forever.
5To him who by his understanding made the heavens—
For his mercy endures forever.
6To him who spread out the earth on the waters—
For his mercy endures forever.
7To him who made the great lights,
For his mercy endures forever.
8the sun to rule by day,
For his mercy endures forever.
9the moon and stars to rule by night—
For his mercy endures forever.
His Redeeming Love
10To him who struck Egypt by killing their firstborn,
For his mercy endures forever.
11and brought Israel out from their midst,
For his mercy endures forever.
12with a mighty hand and outstretched arm—
For his mercy endures forever.
13To him who cut the Red Sea in two,
For his mercy endures forever.
14and brought Israel through the middle of it,
For his mercy endures forever.
15but brushed off Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea—
For his mercy endures forever.
16To him who made his people travel through the wilderness—
For his mercy endures forever.
17To him who struck down great kings,
For his mercy endures forever.
18and killed mighty kings,
For his mercy endures forever.
19Sihon king of the Amorites,
For his mercy endures forever.
20and Og king of Bashan,
For his mercy endures forever.
21and gave their land as a possession,
For his mercy endures forever.
22a possession to his servant Israel.
For his mercy endures forever.
His Continuing Love
23Who remembered us in our low condition,
For his mercy endures forever.
24and tore us out of the hands of our oppressors.
For his mercy endures forever.
For his mercy endures forever.
26Give thanks to the God of the heavens.
For his mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- 136:4 This psalm has special indentation and punctuation to set off the repeated refrain that interrupts the body of the psalm. Dashes at the end of a line indicate that the line is one unit of a string of descriptions that form one basis for thanks. In all of the lines from verses 4 through 22 one must assume the repetition of the verb give thanks to from the previous section, verses 1–3. Occasionally a comma is substituted for the dash to show that this line must be joined with the next line to complete one of the units that begins with to him who.
- 136:25 Literally all flesh