Psalms 136:1
Praise ye the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
2Praise ye the God of gods: for his mercie endureth for euer.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:41And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lord, because his mercie endureth for euer.
2 Chronicles 7:6And the Priests waited on their offices, and the Leuites with the instruments of musicke of the Lord, which King Dauid had made to praise the Lord, Because his mercy lasteth for euer: whe Dauid praysed God by them, the Priestes also blewe trumpets ouer against them: and all they of Israel stoode by.
Ezra 3:11Thus they sang when they gaue prayse, and when they gaue thankes vnto the Lord, For he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praysed the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was layed.
Psalms 103:17But the louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteousnes vpon childrens children,
Psalms 106:1Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord because he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.
Psalms 118:1Praise yee the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
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 →