Psalm 136:1-26

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

1 w Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
x for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to y the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to y the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

4 to him who alone z does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5 to him who a by understanding b made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who c spread out the earth d above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 to him who e made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

10 to him who f struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 and g brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
12 with h a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
13 to him who i divided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 j and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
15 but k overthrew 1 Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
16 to him who l led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

17 to him m who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
18 and killed mighty kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
22 a heritage to Israel his n servant,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

23 It is he who o remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and p rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who q gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to r the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 106:1
    Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
    Psalms 107:1
    Book Five Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
    Psalms 118:1
    Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:41
    With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 10:17
    For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 136:2
    Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 72:18
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
  6. Cross References
    Proverbs 3:19
    The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
    Jeremiah 10:12
    It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
    Jeremiah 51:15
    It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 1:1
    In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:5
    Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
    Isaiah 44:24
    Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 24:2
    For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 1:16
    And God made the two great lights - the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night - and the stars.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 78:51
    He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 12:51
    And on that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
    Exodus 13:3
    Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:34
    Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 78:13
    He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 14:21 - 22
    Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 14:27
    So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
    Psalms 78:53
    He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 15:22
    Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
    Deuteronomy 8:15
    Who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock.
    Psalms 77:20
    You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 136:17 - 22
    To him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
    Psalms 135:10 - 12
    Who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 105:6
    O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
    Psalms 105:26
    He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 8:1
    But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.
    Deuteronomy 32:36
    For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 107:2
    Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 104:27
    These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
    Job 36:31
    For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance.
  23. Cross References
    Ezra 5:12
    But because our fathers had angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia.
    Nehemiah 1:4
    As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
    Daniel 2:18
    And told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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