Psalm 136
Hymn of Thanksgiving for God’s Everlasting Mercy
I
1 Praise the Lord, for he is good;(A)
for his mercy endures forever;
2 Praise the God of gods;
for his mercy endures forever;
3 Praise the Lord of lords;
for his mercy endures forever;
II
4 Who alone has done great wonders,(B)
for his mercy endures forever;
5 Who skillfully made the heavens,(C)
for his mercy endures forever;
6 Who spread the earth upon the waters,(D)
for his mercy endures forever;
7 Who made the great lights,
for his mercy endures forever;
8 The sun to rule the day,
for his mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule the night,(E)
for his mercy endures forever;
III
10 Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,(F)
for his mercy endures forever;
11 And led Israel from their midst,
for his mercy endures forever;
12 With mighty hand and outstretched arm,(G)
for his mercy endures forever;
13 Who split in two the Red Sea,
for his mercy endures forever;
14 And led Israel through its midst,
for his mercy endures forever;
15 But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,(H)
for his mercy endures forever;
16 Who led the people through the desert,(I)
for his mercy endures forever;
IV
17 Who struck down great kings,(J)
for his mercy endures forever;
18 Slew powerful kings,
for his mercy endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his mercy endures forever;
20 Og, king of Bashan,
for his mercy endures forever;
21 And made their lands a heritage,
for his mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage for Israel, his servant,
for his mercy endures forever.
V
23 The Lord remembered us in our low estate,
for his mercy endures forever;
24 Freed us from our foes,
for his mercy endures forever;
25 And gives bread to all flesh,
for his mercy endures forever.
VI
26 Praise the God of heaven,
for his mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 136
- 136:22
Cross references
- 136:1 : Ps 100:5; 118:1.
- 136:4 : Ps 72:18.
- 136:5 : Gn 1:9–19.
- 136:6 : Ps 24:2.
- 136:9 : Jer 31:35.
- 136:10 : Ex 12:29, 51; 14:22, 27; 15:22; Ps 78:51–52; 135:8.
- 136:12 : Dt 4:34.
- 136:15 : Ex 14:21f.
- 136:16 : Dt 8:2, 15.
- 136:17–22 : Ps 135:10–12.
