Psa 136 | EE | STEP | Thank the LORD, because he is good! Thank him because his kind love will always continue.

Psalms 136

The Kind Love of the LORD (The Great Hallel) ^{▼▼136:0 There are 5 parts in this psalm:
– Verses 1-3 and 26 tell us to thank the LORD;
– Verses 4-9 tell us that God made earth, sky, sun, moon and stars;
– Verses 10-16 tell us how God saved the Jews from Egypt;
– Verses 17-22 tell us how God took his people from Egypt to Canaan;
– Verses 23-25 tell us that God gives us all that we need.}

1 Thank the LORD, because he is good!

Thank him because his kind love will always continue. ^{▼▼136:1 In verses 1 and 3 we have the words LORD and Lord. They are not the same word in Hebrew. LORD is the covenant name for God. A covenant is when people agree. Here, God agrees to love his people and to give them help. His people agree to love and obey God. Lord is a word for someone with authority. In Hebrew, ‘the Lord who is the greatest lord’ is ‘Lord of lords.’}

2 Thank God, who is the greatest of the gods.

Thank him because his kind love will always continue.

3 Thank the Lord, who is the greatest lord.

Thank him because his kind love will always continue.

4 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:9.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:4-Psa 136:9.}5 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:9.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:4-Psa 136:9.}6 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:9.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:4-Psa 136:9.}7 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:9.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:4-Psa 136:9.}8 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:9.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:4-Psa 136:9.}9 Thank the LORD because:

· only he does great miracles

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he made the skies with understanding

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he put the earth on the waters

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he made the great lights

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he made the sun to rule the day

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he made the moon and stars to rule the night

and his kind love will always continue. ^{▼▼136:4-9 In verse 4, miracles are things that only God can do. Only he could make the earth, the moon, the stars and the sun.}

10 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}11 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}12 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}13 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}14 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}15 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:16.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:10-Psa 136:16.}16 Thank the LORD because:

· he destroyed the firstborn in Egypt

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he brought Israel out from Egypt

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he did this with a strong hand and a powerful arm

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he cut the Red Sea into two parts

and because his kind love will always continue

· he brought Israel through the middle of it

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he pushed Pharaoh the king of Egypt and his army into the Red Sea

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he led his people through the desert

and because his kind love will always continue. ^{▼▼136:10-16 The firstborn in verse 10 means the first child or animal to be born to its parents.
The desert in verse 16 is the wild country between Egypt and Palestine. The old name for Palestine was Canaan. God gave this land as a gift to his people, verses 21 and 22. But they still had to fight to get into it.}

17 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:22.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:17-Psa 136:22.}18 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:22.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:17-Psa 136:22.}19 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:22.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:17-Psa 136:22.}20 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:22.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:17-Psa 136:22.}21 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:22.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:17-Psa 136:22.}22 Thank the LORD because:

· he destroyed great kings

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he killed very strong kings

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he killed Sihon, king of the Amorites

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he killed Og, the king of Bashan

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he gave their land as a gift

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he gave it as a gift to his servant Israel

and because his kind love will always continue.

23 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:25.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:23-Psa 136:25.}24 ^{▼▼This verse is empty because in this translation its contents have been moved to form part of verse Psa 136:25.} ^{▼▼In this translation, this verse contains text which in some other translations appears in verses Psa 136:23-Psa 136:25.}25 Thank the LORD because:

· he remembered us when we were very sad

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he made us free from our enemies

and because his kind love will always continue;

· he gives food to everything that he has made

and because his kind love will always continue. ^{▼▼136:23-25 The enemies in verse 24 made them sad in verse 23.}

26 Thank the God of heaven!

Because his kind love will always continue.

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