Psalms

Chapter 136

His Loving Devotion Endures Forever

This psalm gives thanks to the LORD by repeating one unbroken refrain: his loving devotion endures forever. It begins with his goodness and supremacy, moves through creation, Egypt, the sea, the wilderness, and the fall of kings, then turns to Israel's own low estate and to God's care for every creature, so that all of history and daily provision are gathered into one sustained act of remembrance and praise.

Psalm 136 follows Psalm 135 naturally by turning remembered acts of the LORD into a litany for communal worship. Where the previous psalm contrasts the living God with idols, this one teaches the congregation to answer every act of creation, redemption, judgment, and provision with the same confession that his covenant love does not fail.

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Psalms 136

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vv. 1-26

His Loving Devotion Endures Forever

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G¹ive thanks to the LORD, for He is good. ²Give thanks to the God of gods. ³Give thanks to the Lord of lords.

⁴He alone does great wonders. ⁵By His insight He made the heavens. ⁶He spread out the earth upon the waters. ⁷He made the great lights — ⁸the sun to rule the day, ⁹the moon and stars to govern the night.

¹⁰He struck down the firstborn of Egypt ¹¹and brought Israel out from among them ¹²with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. ¹³He divided the Red Sea in two ¹⁴and led Israel through the midst, ¹⁵but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. ¹⁶He led His people through the wilderness.

¹⁷He struck down great kings ¹⁸and slaughtered mighty kings— ¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites ²⁰and Og king of Bashan— ²¹and He gave their land as an inheritance, ²²a heritage to His servant Israel.

²³He remembered us in our low estate ²⁴and freed us from our enemies. ²⁵He gives food to every creature. ²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven!

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01vv. 1-26His Loving Devotion Endures ForeverThe psalm opens by giving thanks to the LORD as the God of gods and Lord of lords, then traces his enduring loving devotion through the making of heaven and earth, the ordering of sun and moon, the exodus from Egypt, the crossing of the sea, the wilderness journey, the defeat of kings, the gift of land, his remembrance of his people in their low estate, and his provision for every creature before ending with one more call to thank the God of heaven.