Psalm 135 - 136

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

1 u Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
give praise, O v servants of the Lord,
 2 who n stand in the house of the Lord,
in w the courts of the house of our God!
 3 Praise the Lord, for x the Lord is good;
sing to his name, y for it is pleasant! 1
4 For the Lord has z chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his a own possession.

5 For I know that b the Lord is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
 6 c Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
 7 d He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
who e makes lightnings for the rain
and brings forth the wind from his f storehouses.

8 He it was who g struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both of man and of beast;
 9 who in your midst, O Egypt,
sent h signs and wonders
against Pharaoh and all his servants;
 10 i who struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings,
 11 j Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and k Og, king of Bashan,
and l all the kingdoms of Canaan,
 12 and m gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.

13 n Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
o your renown, 2 O Lord, throughout all ages.
 14 p For the Lord will vindicate his people
and q have compassion on his servants.

15 r The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
 16 They have mouths, but do not speak;
they have eyes, but do not see;
 17 they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
 18 Those who make them become like them,
so do all who trust in them!

19 s O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
 20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
 21 Blessed be the Lord t from Zion,
he who u dwells in Jerusalem!
v Praise the Lord!

Psalms 136

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 3 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 104:35
    Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 113:1
    Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 134:1
    Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 92:13
    They are planted in the house of the Lord ; they flourish in the courts of our God.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 100:5
    For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 147:1
    Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
    Psalms 52:9
    I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
  7. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 7:6 - 7
    For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
    Deuteronomy 10:15
    Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day.
    Psalms 105:6
    O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 19:5
    Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 95:3
    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 115:3
    Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 10:13
    When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
    Jeremiah 51:16
    When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
  12. Cross References
    Job 28:25 - 26
    When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure.
    Job 38:25
    Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt.
    Zechariah 10:1
    Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.
  13. Cross References
    Job 38:22
    Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 78:51
    He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
  15. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 6:22
    And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 135:10 - 12
    Who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings.
    Psalms 136:17 - 22
    To him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  17. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 29:7
    And when you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, but we defeated them.
    Numbers 21:21 - 26
    Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying.
  18. Cross References
    Numbers 21:33 - 35
    Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
  19. Cross References
    Joshua 12:7 - 24
    And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments.
  20. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 29:8
    We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites.
    Psalms 78:55
    He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
  21. Cross References
    Exodus 3:15
    God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 102:12
    But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.
  23. Cross References
    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.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 90:13
    Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants!
  25. Cross References
    Psalms 135:15 - 18
    The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
    Psalms 115:4 - 8
    Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 115:9
    O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 128:5
    The Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life!
  28. Cross References
    Psalms 132:13 - 14
    For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
  29. Cross References
    Psalms 135:1
    Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord.
  30. 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!
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. Cross References
    Psalms 136:2
    Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  34. Cross References
    Psalms 72:18
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
  35. 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.
  36. Cross References
    Genesis 1:1
    In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
  37. 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.
  38. Cross References
    Psalms 24:2
    For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
  39. 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.
  40. Cross References
    Psalms 78:51
    He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
  41. 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.
  42. 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?
  43. Cross References
    Psalms 78:13
    He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. Cross References
    Psalms 107:2
    Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
  51. 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.
  52. 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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