Psalms

The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.

Author: David and others
Date: c. 1400–400 BC
Theme: Prayers and songs for every season of the life of faith.
Key verses: Psalm 23; Psalm 51; Psalm 119:105
Darby Translation

Psalms 136

1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 2Give thanks unto theGod ofgods, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 3Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 4To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 7To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 8The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 9The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 11And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 12With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 13To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 15And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 16To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 17To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 18And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 19Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 20And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 21And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 22An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 23Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 24And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 25Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 26Give ye thanks unto theGod of the heavens; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

John Nelson Darby Translation (1890). Public domain or openly redistributable. Confirm the exact edition before public display if text is later imported.