Psalms 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness: for his kindness endures forever.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
2Give thanks to the God of gods: for his kindness endures forever.
Cross References
Psalms 103:17But the love of the Lord is eternal, and his kindness to children’s children,
Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, for his kindness endures forever.
Psalms 118:1Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, his kindness endures forever.
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 →