Psalms 136:1
O give thanks to the LORD! for he is kind; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Noyes Bible
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 thanks to the God of gods; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Cross References
Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting to them that fear him, And his righteousness to children's children,
Psalms 106:1Praise ye the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever!
Psalms 118:1O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his kindness endureth 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 →