Text -- Psalms 136:1-10 (NET)

Psalm 136

136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures. 136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures. 136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures, 136:4 to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself, for his loyal love endures, 136:5 to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures, 136:6 to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures, 136:7 to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures, 136:8 the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, 136:9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures, 136:10 to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 136:1

¹ sn Psalm 136. In this hymn the psalmist affirms that God is praiseworthy because of his enduring loyal love, sovereign authority, and compassion. Each verse of the psalm concludes with the refrain “for his loyal love endures.”

² tn Or “is forever.”