Chapter 136

Hymn of Thanksgiving for God's Everlasting Love

I

¹Praise the LORD, who is so good; ^e Pss 100, 5; 118, 1 . God's love endures forever; ²Praise the God of gods; God's love endures forever; ³Praise the Lord of lords; God's love endures forever;

II

⁴Who alone has done great wonders, ^f Ps 72, 18 . God's love endures forever; ⁵Who skillfully made the heavens, ^g Gn 1, 9–19 . God's love endures forever; ⁶Who spread the earth upon the waters, ^h Ps 24, 2 . God's love endures forever; ⁷Who made the great lights, God's love endures forever; ⁸The sun to rule the day, God's love endures forever; ⁹The moon and stars to rule the night, ⁱ Jer 31, 35 . God's love endures forever;

III

¹⁰Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, ^j Ex 12, 29. 51; 14, 22. 27; 15, 22; Pss 78, 51–52; 135, 8 . God's love endures forever; ¹¹And led Israel from their midst, God's love endures forever; ¹²With mighty hand and outstretched arm, ^k Dt 4, 34 . God's love endures forever; ¹³Who split in two the Red Sea God's love endures forever; ¹⁴And led Israel through, God's love endures forever; ¹⁵But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, ^l Ex 14, 21f . God's love endures forever; ¹⁶Who led the people through the desert, ^m Dt 8, 2. 8, 15 . God's love endures forever;

IV

¹⁷Who struck down great kings, ⁿ 17–22: Ps 135, 10–12 . God's love endures forever; ¹⁸Slew powerful kings, God's love endures forever; ¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites, God's love endures forever; ²⁰Og, king of Bashan, God's love endures forever; ²¹And made their lands a heritage, God's love endures forever; ²²A heritage for Israel,^* God's servant, God's love endures forever.

V

²³The LORD remembered us in our misery, God's love endures forever; ²⁴Freed us from our foes, God's love endures forever; ²⁵And gives food to all flesh, God's love endures forever.

VI

²⁶Praise the God of heaven, God's love endures forever.