Psalm 136

Psalm 136

¹Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²Give thanks to the God of gods 

because his mercy endures forever. 

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁴Give thanks to the only one who does miraculous things— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁵to the one who made the heavens by his understanding— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁶to the one who spread out the earth on the water— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁷to the one who made the great lights— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁸the sun to rule the day— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

⁹the moon and stars to rule the night— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁰Give thanks to the one who killed the firstborn males in Egypt— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹¹He brought Israel out from among them— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹²with a mighty hand and a powerful arm— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹³Give thanks to one who divided the Red Sea— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁴He led Israel through the middle of it— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁵He swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁶Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁷Give thanks to the one who defeated powerful kings— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁸He killed mighty kings— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

¹⁹King Sihon of the Amorites— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²⁰and King Og of Bashan— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²¹He gave their land as an inheritance— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²²as an inheritance for his servant Israel— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²³He remembered us when we were humiliated— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²⁴He snatched us from the grasp of our enemies— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²⁵He gives food to every living creature— 

because his mercy endures forever. 

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven 

because his mercy endures forever.