Psalms 136:1
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
2O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:41And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;
2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.
Ezra 3:11And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.
Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
Psalms 106:1Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Psalms 118:1O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 136:1
The scope of this psalm is the same with that of the foregoing psalm , but there is something very singular in the composition of it; for the latter half of each verse is the same, repeated throughout the psalm, "for his mercy endureth for ever," and yet no vain repetition. It is allowed that such burdens, or "keepings," as we call them, add very much to the beauty of a song, and help to make it moving and affecting; nor can any verse contain more weighty matter, or more worthy to be thus repeated, than this, that… Read the whole commentary →