Psalm 136

Praise to God for His Creation and Deliverance

136Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²Give thanks to the God of gods,

for his loyal love endures forever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁴To him who alone does great wonders,

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁵To him who made the heavens with skill,^a

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁶To him who spread out the earth above the waters,

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁷To him who made the great lights,

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁸The sun to rule the day,

for his loyal love endures forever.

⁹The moon and stars to rule the night,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁰To him who struck Egypt through their firstborn,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹¹And he brought Israel out from among them,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹²With a strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹³To him who divided the Red Sea^b in two,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁴And he let Israel cross over through the midst of it,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁵But he tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,^c

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁶To him who led his people through the wilderness,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁷To him who struck great kings,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁸And he killed mighty kings,

for his loyal love endures forever.

¹⁹Sihon the king of the Amorites,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²⁰And Og the king of Bashan,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²¹And he gave their land as an inheritance,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²²An inheritance to Israel his servant,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²³Who remembered us in our low estate,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²⁴And he rescued us from our enemies,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²⁵The one who gives food to all flesh,

for his loyal love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his loyal love endures forever.