Thanks for the Lord’s Goodness to Israel.
136 (A)Give thanks to the Lord, for (B)He is good,
For (C)His [a]faithfulness is everlasting.
2 Give thanks to the (D)God of gods,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
3 Give thanks to the (E)Lord of lords,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
4 To Him who (F)alone does great [b]wonders,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
5 To Him who (G)made the heavens [c](H)with skill,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
6 To Him who (I)spread out the earth above the waters,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
7 To Him who (J)made the great lights,
For His faithfulness is everlasting:
8 The (K)sun to rule [d]by day,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
9 The (L)moon and stars to rule [e]by night,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
10 To Him who (M)struck [f]the Egyptians, that is, their firstborn,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
11 And (N)brought Israel out from their midst,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
12 With a (O)strong hand and an (P)outstretched arm,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
13 To Him who (Q)divided the [g]Red Sea in parts,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
14 And (R)allowed Israel to pass through the midst of it,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
15 But (S)He [h]overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the [i]Red Sea,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
16 To Him who (T)led His people through the wilderness,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
17 To Him who (U)struck great kings,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
18 And (V)brought death to [j]mighty kings,
For His faithfulness is everlasting:
19 (W)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
20 And (X)Og, king of Bashan,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
21 And (Y)gave their land as an inheritance,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
22 An inheritance to His (Z)servant Israel,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
23 Who (AA)remembered us in our lowliness,
For His faithfulness is everlasting,
24 And has (AB)rescued us from our enemies,
For His faithfulness is everlasting;
25 Who (AC)gives food to all flesh,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the (AD)God of heaven,
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 136:1 Or mercy, and so throughout the Psalm
- Psalm 136:4 I.e., wonderful acts
- Psalm 136:5 Lit with understanding
- Psalm 136:8 Or over the
- Psalm 136:9 Or over the
- Psalm 136:10 Lit Egypt
- Psalm 136:13 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Psalm 136:15 Lit shook off
- Psalm 136:15 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Psalm 136:18 Lit majestic
Cross references
- Psalm 136:1 : 1 Chr 16:34; Ps 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; Jer 33:11
- Psalm 136:1 : 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Ps 100:5
- Psalm 136:1 : 1 Chr 16:41; 2 Chr 20:21; Ps 118:1-4
- Psalm 136:2 : Deut 10:17
- Psalm 136:3 : Deut 10:17
- Psalm 136:4 : Deut 6:22; Job 9:10; Ps 72:18
- Psalm 136:5 : Gen 1:1
- Psalm 136:5 : Ps 104:24; Prov 3:19; Jer 10:12; 51:15
- Psalm 136:6 : Gen 1:2, 6, 9; Ps 24:2; Is 42:5; 44:24; Jer 10:12
- Psalm 136:7 : Gen 1:14-18; Ps 74:16
- Psalm 136:8 : Gen 1:16
- Psalm 136:9 : Gen 1:16
- Psalm 136:10 : Ex 12:29; Ps 78:51; 135:8
- Psalm 136:11 : Ex 12:51; 13:3; Ps 105:43
- Psalm 136:12 : Ex 6:1; 13:9; 1 Kin 8:42; Neh 1:10; Ps 44:3; Jer 32:21
- Psalm 136:12 : Ex 6:6; Deut 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 2 Kin 17:36; 2 Chr 6:32; Jer 32:17
- Psalm 136:13 : Ex 14:21; Ps 66:6; 78:13
- Psalm 136:14 : Ex 14:22; Ps 106:9
- Psalm 136:15 : Ex 14:27; Ps 78:53; 106:11
- Psalm 136:16 : Ex 13:18; 15:22; Deut 8:15; Ps 78:52
- Psalm 136:17 : Ps 135:10-12; 136:17-22
- Psalm 136:18 : Deut 29:7
- Psalm 136:19 : Num 21:21-24
- Psalm 136:20 : Num 21:33-35
- Psalm 136:21 : Josh 12:1
- Psalm 136:22 : Ps 105:6; Is 41:8; 44:1; 45:4
- Psalm 136:23 : Ps 9:12; 103:14; 106:45
- Psalm 136:24 : Judg 6:9; Neh 9:28; Ps 107:2
- Psalm 136:25 : Ps 104:27; 145:15
- Psalm 136:26 : Gen 24:3, 7; 2 Chr 36:23; Ezra 1:2; 5:11; Neh 1:4