Psalms 136:1

Psalm 136 ¹ 

136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his loyal love endures. ² 

Psalms 136:5-6

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,

Psalms 136:11

136:11 and led Israel out from their midst,

for his loyal love endures,

Psalms 136:23

136:23 to the one who remembered us when we were down, ³ 

for his loyal love endures,

Psalms 136:26

136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his loyal love endures!

[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.”

[136:1]  ² tn Or “is forever.”

[136:23]  ³ tn Heb “who, in our low condition, remembered us.”