Psalms 136
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PSALM 136
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Meter: 8,7,8,7 Iambic
1Give thanks to God, for good is he:
for mercy hath he ever.
2Thanks to the God of gods give ye:
for his grace faileth never.
3Thanks give the Lord of lords unto:
for mercy hath he ever.
4Who only wonders great can do:
for his grace faileth never.
5Who by his wisdom made heav'ns high:
for mercy hath he ever.
6Who stretch'd the earth above the sea:
for his grace faileth never.
7To him that made the great lights shine:
for mercy hath he ever.
8The sun to rule till day decline:
for his grace faileth never.
9The moon and stars to rule by night:
for mercy hath he ever.
10Who Egypt's first-born kill'd outright:
for his grace faileth never.
11And Isr'el brought from Egypt land:
for mercy hath he ever.
12With stretch'd-out arm, and with strong hand:
for his grace faileth never.
13By whom the Red sea parted was:
for mercy hath he ever.
14And through its midst made Isr'el pass:
for his grace faileth never.
15But Phar'oh and his host did drown:
for mercy hath he ever.
16Who through the desert led his own:
for his grace faileth never.
17To him great kings who overthrew:
for he hath mercy ever.
18Yea, famous kings in battle slew:
for his grace faileth never.
19Ev'n Sihon king of Amorites:
for he hath mercy ever.
20And Og the king of Bashanites:
for his grace faileth never.
21Their land in heritage to have:
(for mercy hath he ever.)
22His servant Isr'el right he gave:
for his grace faileth never.
23In our low state who on us thought:
for he hath mercy ever.
24And from our foes our freedom wrought:
for his grace faileth never.
25Who doth all flesh with food relieve:
for he hath mercy ever.
26Thanks to the God of heaven give:
for his grace faileth never.
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Psalms 136
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Psalm 136
God’s Work in Creation and in History
1 #
2 Chr 20.21
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 #
Deut 10.17
O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
4 #
Ps 72.18
who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5 #
Gen 1.1; Jer 51.15 who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 #
Gen 1.9; Jer 10.12 who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 #
Gen 1.14, 16 who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 #
Gen 1.16
the 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;
10 #
Ex 12.29; Ps 135.8 who struck Egypt through their firstborn,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 #
Ex 12.51
and brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
12 #
Ex 6.6; Deut 4.34 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
13 #
Ex 14.21; Ps 78.13 who divided the Red Sea#136.13 Or Sea of Reeds in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 #
Ex 14.22
and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
15 #
Ex 14.27; Ps 135.9 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,#136.15 Or Sea of Reeds
for his steadfast love endures forever;
16 #
Ex 13.18; Deut 8.15 who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who made water flow from the rock,
for his steadfast love endures forever;#136.16 Gk: Heb lacks who made water…forever
17 #
Ps 135.10–12
who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
18and killed famous 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;
21 #
Josh 12.1
and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
22a heritage to his servant Israel,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
23 #
Ps 113.7
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 #
Ps 107.2
and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 #
Ps 104.27; 145.15 who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
26O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
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