Psalms 86:12-13

86:12 O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart!

I will honor your name continually! ¹ 

86:13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, ² 

and will deliver my life ³  from the depths of Sheol. ⁴ 

Psalms 101:1

Psalm 101 ⁵ 

A psalm of David.

101:1 I will sing about loyalty and justice!

To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

Psalms 106:1

Psalm 106 ⁶ 

106:1 Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ⁷ 

Psalms 136:1-26

Psalm 136 ⁸ 

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

for his loyal love endures. ⁹ 

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,

136:11 and led Israel out from their midst,

for his loyal love endures,

136:12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his loyal love endures,

136:13 to the one who divided ¹⁰  the Red Sea ¹¹  in two, ¹² 

for his loyal love endures,

136:14 and led Israel through its midst,

for his loyal love endures,

136:15 and tossed ¹³  Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,

for his loyal love endures,

136:16 to the one who led his people through the wilderness,

for his loyal love endures,

136:17 to the one who struck down great kings,

for his loyal love endures,

136:18 and killed powerful kings,

for his loyal love endures,

136:19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his loyal love endures,

136:20 Og, king of Bashan,

for his loyal love endures,

136:21 and gave their land as an inheritance,

for his loyal love endures,

136:22 as an inheritance to Israel his servant,

for his loyal love endures,

136:23 to the one who remembered us when we were down, ¹⁴ 

for his loyal love endures,

136:24 and snatched us away from our enemies,

for his loyal love endures,

136:25 to the one who gives food to all living things, ¹⁵ 

for his loyal love endures.

136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his loyal love endures!

[86:12]  ¹ tn Or “forever.”

[86:13]  ² tn Heb “for your loyal love [is] great over me.”

[86:13]  ³ tn Or “for he will have delivered my life.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here.

[86:13]  ⁴ tn Or “lower Sheol.”

[101:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 101. The psalmist, who appears to be a king, promises to promote justice in his land and vows to rid his royal court of evildoers.

[106:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf.

[106:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

[136:1]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Or “is forever.”

[136:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “cut.”

[136:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Reed Sea” (also in v. 15). “Reed Sea” (or “Sea of Reeds”) is a more accurate rendering of the Hebrew expression יָם סוּף (yam suf), traditionally translated “Red Sea.” See the note on the term “Red Sea” in Exod 13:18.

[136:13]  ¹² tn Heb “into pieces.”

[136:15]  ¹³ tn Or “shook off.”

[136:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “who, in our low condition, remembered us.”

[136:25]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to all flesh,” which can refer to all people (see Pss 65:2; 145:21) or more broadly to mankind and animals. Elsewhere the psalms view God as the provider for all living things (see Pss 104:27-28; 145:15).