Monday Evening Scripture – Psalm 136

Thanks for the LORD’s Goodness to Israel

1 [a]Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

3 Give thanks to the LORD of lords,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

5 To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

6 To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

7 To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

8 The sun to rule over the day,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

10 To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

11 And brought Israel out from among them,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

12 With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

13 To Him who divided the [b]Red Sea into parts,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

15 But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

17 To Him who struck down great kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

18 And killed mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

20 And Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

21 And gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

22 Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

23 Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

24 And has rescued us from our enemies,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

25 Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

Psalm 136:1-26 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] Psalm 136:1 The ancient rabbis said that the twenty-six verses of this Psalm correspond to the twenty-six generations from Adam to Moses. They maintained that since these generations were not given the Torah (Law), they could not earn merit and were sustained only by God’s “lovingkindness.”

[b] Psalm 136:13 Lit Sea of Reeds.