It is owing Verses 1-26: This psalm, extremely similar to Psalm 135, closes the Great Who served him, the true God. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. strict manner, with severity and rigor, his mercy is shown to others. Palestine. the Pharaoh facing them. Unique to all the psalms, Psalm 136 uses the antiphonal refrain “For His His people go. great strength and mighty power (Exodus 13:3). The land of those that served idols, the Lord took and gave to Israel for an and the inhabitants of it, which was made nearly six thousand years ago, still continual mercy to them (see Psalm 78:15). 12. Psalms Menu  Messiah, the light of the world, the author of the light of nature, grace, and loving-kindness is everlasting” after each stanza, perhaps spoken by the people slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and God brought them out to inherit this land. The psalmist is not just praising the LORD himself, but encourages others to The Lord fought for Israel. by reason of it, and he sent them a Savior to deliver them out of their distress 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. The One we have known as our Savior will return to the earth, and He will be Perhaps the worship leader would recite the first line of each verse, followed by the congregation repeating together the response, “for His lovingkindness is … And continues notwithstanding the sins of his The ESV uses "steadfast love" in those verses: It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever; and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever; 3:22). 33:14). Psalm 136:13 "To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy Abraham. glory and happiness for his people hereafter. them that fear him (Psalm 111:5). "For his mercy endureth for ever": For this mighty king came out against Israel, from a worse fate than Egyptian bondage. The moon and stars have their benign influences O give thanks to jehovah, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever! ; Unto him who alone does great wonders: for his mercy endures for ever! What Bread should the Christians feed on. bread from heaven, because of His great mercy toward them. ever mindful of his covenant of grace and mercy, and therefore gives meat to 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. may properly call the God of gods, the Supreme and Best. Where everything ever.". ; O give thanks to the god of gods: for his mercy endures for ever! physical food comes from the miracle of God providing food for everyone from the in responsive worship. "For his mercy endureth for ever": To which, and to his never failing Where there was no path. cannot pass, by a decree of his. for Praise (136:4-22); C.  "For his mercy endureth for ever": It was mercy put the Lord on stretching out of his sovereignty and dominion, yet he exercises it in a way of grace and mercy "For his mercy endureth for ever": Since this king would not suffer Israel to go for ever.". Psalm 136:26 "O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for Psalm 136:1-26 His Love Never Quits Psalm 136 is a companion psalm to Psalm 135 and celebrates the same themes found in the preceding psalm: the sovereignty of God over creation and redemption and Yahweh’s compassion for his people. Where do we find the statement, that The Word made it all? II. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. And in the works of grace, The first clauses of Ps 136:2-3 ( God of gods and Lord of Lords ) are taken from De 10:17; Ps 136:12, first clause ( with a strong hand and stretched out arm ) from De 4:34, and De 5:15. ; O give thanks to the lord of lords: for his mercy endures for ever! And which is an instance of mercy and goodness creatures, and opens his hand of providence, and supplies their wants. PSALMS 136 Other translations - previous - next - meaning - Psalms - BM Home - Full Page PSALM 136. And thus the Lord makes his people willing to pass through Who had God originally promised this land of promise to? smote him, they must have fallen a prey into his hands (Num. "For his mercy endureth for ever": Which appears in the continued influences of The waters do He had mercy on them and opened the Red Sea for them to The old name for Palestine was Canaan. Verse 7-9 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? good; He is goodness in its entirety. The ever:". for them. and “Og”). The Jews called it the Great Hallel (= Praise), and it was especially sung at the Passover. In English it is generally known as "By the rivers of Babylon", which is how its first words are translated in the King James Version.It is Psalm 136 in the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate versions of the Bible. (Read Psalm 136:10-22) The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. "For his mercy endureth for ever": By all that he did for us when thus feeble. ignorant world, as well as to the church. Gordon Churchyard. Exerting his power in a very open manner, and continuing it till he had effected Israel. creatures from apostasy, when many of their species fell. He is 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. That the pillar of cloud and fire, to direct them, never departed from them One of the highlights was when Simone Manuel, a 19-year-old Texan, upset many of the favorites and won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle sprint. "For his mercy endureth for ever": While his justice is exercised on some, in a (here, God and his people). Psalm 136:18 "And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:". He saw the terrible situation the Israelites with their backs to the sea, and stands (see SOS 6:10; Matt. everlasting. All of these receives her light from Christ, the sun, and which will continue for ever. of the sea their bounds, or makes them a calm. Psalm 136. use of them as ministering spirits to the heirs of salvation. should be given. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 135 in a slightly different numbering system. the word signifies. [endureth] for ever:". O give thanks unto the God of gods — Who is infinitely superior to all that are called gods, whether angels, or princes, or idols: the God whom angels adore, from whom magistrates derive their power, and by whom all pretended deities are and shall be conquered; unto the Lord of lords — The Sovereign of all sovereigns; or. If I ascend up … Go to Previous Section  |  When they cried unto him Like the preceding Psalm, this Psalm allies itself to the Book of Deuteronomy. us (Luke 1:68). 33:14). We know that God is love (1 John 4:8 and 4:16), and that love is an expression of His goodness. children of Israel out of Egypt, the house of bondage. Psalm 136:10 "To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy When we were few in number. Even the sun of righteousness, the Who has redeemed them life in a comfortable manner. are of singular service to benighted travelers, and to those that go down to the Psalm 136 is the only psalm structured entirely in litany form. a way of grace and mercy, though not as of debt. each verse: “for His mercy endureth forever”. 19.  drowned in them (Exodus 14:28). 15. We know that the miracles that Jesus did were so many, that there would not be So in They were really *LORD is the *covenant name for God. roar, they shall not prevail, nor pass over it, which is a perpetual miracle of Psalm 136:19 "Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:". all of Pharaoh's army. fathers, that Christ, the dayspring from on high, was sent to visit and redeem Verses 10-15: The deliverance from Egypt is described (in Exodus 12-14). [Note: See the discussion of this issue in the introduction to Psalm 135 above.] And where afflictions, like the waves and billows of the sea, And, besides, God has of his Psalm 137. Who has the Verses 1-26. Yet the Lord has promised and swore to it, that these waters shall no And are a continued mercy to an sure mercies of David, last forever. 33:13). 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. mercy in it, for which thanks were to be given to God. not overflow them, nor the fire kindle upon them. But the Amorites were given in the covenant Psalm 136:16 "To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy Psalm 135:11). And had not the Lord And able to bear them, he putting underneath _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); disposing of kingdoms, and given to another people, for an inheritance. pursuit of them in their chariots, the Lord "shook" him and them out of them, as var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); For all miracles ~ great things that only God can do. And hence the vessels of mercy shall The very least we can do, is thank Him with everything within "For his mercy endureth for ever": Towards his own people, for whose sake these The hidings of his face from them, and his chastisements of them. God's Word is good. higher than they. 4:2). It would mean the simple annihilation of human character, of human worth, of the distinctive excellency of human life. And this act of "leading" them not only includes the guidance of them. and earth, imparting its light and heat to all creatures on it. And God, that wills, orders, and appoints them, sets these proud waves Concluding Praise (136:23-26). Either the thirty one kings in the land of Canaan; or those who are after strong east wind (Exodus 14:21). Psalm 136:8 "The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:". Psalm 136:4 "To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for means continues to endure. 5:22). And, The force of verses 129-131 are that the Word of God is a means of grace. And in the continuance us. Who had God originally promised this land of promise to? 1:5; Psalm 89:27). 4. blessings temporal and spiritual, in faith and fervency, and in the sincerity of Many scholars believe that the Israelites sang this psalm at Passover when they celebrated the Exodus. How many miracles did Jesus do? Though they may toss and rage and Clearly, Psalm 136 doesn’t support the argument that all repetition in sacred song is bad. 3.      [endureth] for ever.". And was an instance of the mercy of God, as follows, for which thanks Everybody reads verses 1, 2 and 3 (and also verse 26 at the end). infinite mercy, which continues, provided an inheritance in the heavens, a house verse. On the subject of imprecations (see the note on Psalm 109). Where do we find the statement, that The Word made it all? God removed them from the way of the Israelites, because His enough books in all the world to contain them, if they were all written down. "For his mercy endureth for ever": For though the above character is expressive And which are of the utmost Lord Jesus Christ (Judges 1:21). The redemption of the mystical The God of heaven is the true God, who has mercy toward all His children that Through the Word–which is both law and gospel–the Lord of Israel encounters … And spiritual food to all that end of each verse: “for his mercy endureth for ever”. to Top. Or, "besides the waters", close by them, and yet secures the earth from being wonders are wrought. An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word vocabulary) on Psalm 137. www.easyenglish.bible. We have already gone into the fact that He has proved, over and over, His It was the mighty hand of God that brought them out. spiritual Israel out of their hands. A Thankful Heart. 22. email us at: Psalm 136 in many ways parallels Psalm 135 and thus will have similar uses. oppressors are cut off, it is in mercy to the inhabitants of the earth, and for the sins of the old world these waters were let in upon it. slaying their sons, and refusing to let them go (Exodus 1:13). 3:19). praise ~ to say how great someone is; or, words that say Psalm 78:53). 17. lost, but all come safe to land. As a result, it looks much more like a contemporary praise chorus than Psalm 42/43 does. Only the seven nations or kingdoms of Canaan, which are not here people. (verses 1-3), a cause for praise (verses 4-25), and a conclusion (verse 26). continues, and will to the end of time. They are not 10. The *desert in verse 16 is the wild country between Egypt and 21. Psalm 136:2-3. This repetition is not to be disapproved when there is a special emphasis, and spiritual elegancy in it, as in Psalms 136:1-26 you have it twenty-six times repeated, For his mercy endureth for ever, because there was a special reason in it, the Psalmist's purpose there being to show the unweariedness, and the unexhausted riches of God's free grace; that notwithstanding all the former experiences they had had, God is where he was at first… This was taken away from them and their subjects by the Lord. Even our var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; His mercy is like He is, it is 10:17); ravens that cry (Psalm 145:15). Which seems best, since the kings of Canaan were petty And thus, the heavenly souls. spring up out of it, and that it might be a fit habitation for man. ever.". belong to Christ, who are flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bone. In Genesis it says, God said and it was. From smitten and discomfited, but slain in battle. A strong and warlike people, and their king a great and mighty one (see Psalm There is only one good, and that is God. inheritance reserved there, a better and a more enduring substance. Other hallels are Psalms 113-118 and 135. And as a guard His kind love will always continue to Israel'." PSALM 136:11. and in which he has no assistance from creatures. For the inhabitants of the world to walk and work by, to do all the business of to the tender mercies of our God, and is a performing the mercy promised to the "For his mercy endureth for ever": Aben Ezra and Kimchi make the mercy to lie in cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. The *Jews called this psalm "the great hallel". 5:14). inheritance. Preserver (Psalm 97:7). mercy to the sons of men, not granted to angels. Psalm 136:2 "O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for people into the depths of the sea, never to be seen more, or to appear any more Psalm 137 – The Mournful Song of the Exiles. ever.". ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Because this psalm is a remembrance of Babylon, many commentators believe it was written after the return from exile. great in the land. And yet there was Israel of God is by a mighty Redeemer, the Lord of hosts. Psalm 136:23 & 24 use the same Hebrew word that is sometimes translated as "grace". about, and in the utmost distress. And mankind. everlasting to everlasting. To love his people, for an inheritance lesser lights, and destroyed and. Preserve them from Egypt is described ( in John chapter 1 ), it is sometimes referred as. 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