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PSALM CXXXVI
_An exhortation to give thanks to God for various mercies_
_granted to all men_, 1-9;
_particularly to the Israelites in Egypt_, 10-12;
_at the Red Sea_, 13-15;
_in the wilderness_,...
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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD - This whole verse is the
same as Psalms 106:1, except that that is introduced by a Hallelujah.
See the notes at that verse.
FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOR EVER...
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Psalms 136
His Mercy Endureth Forever
This is a historical Psalm of praise, as His grateful people Israel
think of all He has done. Twenty-six times we read “His mercy
endureth forever.” The Psalm b...
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CXXXVI. A LONG HYMN OF PRAISE FOR YAHWEH'S POWER AND HIS CARE OF HIS
PEOPLE FROM EGYPT TILL THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
Psalms 136:1 based on Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all.
Psalms 136:6. For the wat...
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THE LORD. Hebrew _Jehovah_ App-4. FOR, &C. Figures of Speech.
_Amoebaeon and Epistrophe._ App-6.
MERCY. loving-kindness, or grace....
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A call to thanksgiving....
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O give thanks unto Jehovah for he is good: for his loving-kindness
(endureth) for ever (Psalms 136:1).
Cp. Psalms 106:1, note; Psalms 107:1; Psalms 118
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_An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies._
THIS psalm, like the former, is a commemoration of the wonderful
things which God had done for the Jews. Bishop Patrick supposes it to
ha...
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PSALMS 136
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Second Call to Temple-Worship, with Responses Inserted.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 136:1-3, A Threefold Call for Thanks, based on the
three leading Divine Names. Stan...
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A song of praise to God ever merciful. It is sometimes known as the
great Hallel, although the Talmud includes also Psalms 120-135 under
this title. It differs from all other Pss. in the Psalter in th...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE *KIND LOVE OF THE *LORD
PSALMS 136
THE GREAT *HALLEL
Jesus said, "This is how God loved the world" ...
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הֹוד֣וּ לַ יהוָ֣ה כִּי ־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְ
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Psalms 136:1
THIS psalm is evidently intended for liturgic use. It contains
reminiscences of many parts, of Scripture, and is especially based on
the previous psalm, which it follows closely in Psalms...
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A REVIEW OF GOD'S MERCIES
Psalms 136:1-12
An antiphonal psalm, intended to be sung by two choirs or by a soloist
and the Temple choir. This avowal of the eternity of God's mercy, amid
all the fluc...
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This is a song of the age-abiding mercy of Jehovah. It opens and
closes with a call to praise, and in its main movements sets forth the
reason for such praise. In the opening call the three great name...
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his (a) mercy
[endureth] for ever.
(a) By this repetition he shows that the least of God's benefits bind
us to thanksgiving: but chiefly his mercy,...
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For Jeremias. For the time of Jeremias, and the captivity of Babylon.
(Challoner) --- Or "of" ( Jeremiæ.; Haydock) Jeremias; on which
subject he composed his Lamentations, as the Septuagint thus
insin...
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CONTENTS
This Psalm is so much to the same purport with the former, that it
should seem to be but a repetition of it, with the chorus of praise
added to every verse. The subject is the same, and the...
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In these verses the Psalmist is calling for praise to Jehovah from his
numberless acts of goodness in the wisdom of creation. From the great
works of God, the formation of the heavens, the earth, the...
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_‘HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOR EVER’_
‘O give thanks unto the Lord.’
Psalms 136:1
I. THERE IS A REMARKABLE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THIS PSALM AND THE
PRECEDING ONE; but here a noble refrain is inserted after...
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1._For his mercy, _(172) etc. The insertion of this clause again and
again in so many short and abrupt sentences, may seem a vain
repetition, but verses repeated by way of chorus are both allowed and...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 135 AND 136.
Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate Jehovah, who has delivered Israel and now
dwells in Jerusalem, and give thanks to Him whose mercy has endured
for ever...
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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, FOR HE [IS] GOOD,.... In himself, and to
all his creatures; and especially to his chosen people, who therefore
should give thanks to him daily in the name of Christ, for a...
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_O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy
[endureth] for ever._
Ver. 1. _O give thanks unto the Lord_] This psalm is by the Jews
called Hillel gadol, the great gratulatory. See Ps...
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Psa. 136. This Psalm confirms me that an ultimate end of the creation
of the world, and of all God's works, is His goodness, or the
communication of His good to His creatures. For this Psalm
sufficien...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good_ “We are called upon to
praise Jehovah, first for his own essential attributes; then for the
exertion of those attributes in his works. The attributes here...
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O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, exhibiting His goodness
in all His works for the benefit of His children; FOR HIS MERCY, His
free favor and unmerited loving-kindness, ENDURETH FOREVER....
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EXHORTATION TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD.
An antiphonal hymn, which takes up the theme of the preceding psalm
and was intended to be sung in alternation by the choir and the
congregation, the former chantin...
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1-9 Forgetful as we are, things must be often repeated to us. By
"mercy" we understand the Lord's disposition to save those whom sin
has rendered miserable and vile, and all the provision he has made...
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PSALM 136 THE ARGUMENT The matter of this Psalm is the same with the
former, only it is a little more fitted to the use and service of the
temple, by the continued repetition of that solemn clause, Fo...
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Psalms 136:1 thanks H3034 (H8685) LORD H3068 good H2896 mercy H2617
forever H5769
Give thanks -...
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This is indeed one of the chief songs of praise which we find even in
the Scriptures, and it is not surprising that such a poet as John
Milton should have written that version of it that we often sing...
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When the chorus was taken up by the whole of the people, accompanied
by a blast of trumpets, this must have been a magnificent hymn of
praise.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is go...
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Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords for...
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Let us make this occasion a time of praise and thanksgiving: let our
hearts dance at the name of our God: let our lips give expression
thereto, in joyful music.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the...
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CONTENTS: Call to praise God as the great Benefactor of the whole
creation.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: We should give thanks to God, not only for the mercies
which are handed out to us here on ear...
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This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and the author is unknown. It
is reckoned the grand _Te Deum_ of the Hebrew choir. The repetitions
at the end of every verse, have correspondent examples in Gree...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good._
THE ETERNITY OR GOD’S GOODNESS
This is a reason for praising Him--
I. In the material universe (Psalms 136:1). When the grandeur of
nature overawes yo...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:1. This hymn calls on the worshiping
congregation to give thanks to the Lord, who has shown his
faithfulness throughout the history of God’s people. Each verse in
this p...
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Perowne, “is little more than a variation and
repetition of the preceding Psalm. It opens with the same liturgical
formula with which the 106th and 118th Psalms open, a...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM with a familiar refrain (comp. Psalms 118:1, Psa 118:29; 2
Chronicles 5:13; Ezra 3:11) at the end of each line. In the main...
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Shall we turn now our Bibles to Psalms 136:1-26. Throughout the
one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth psalm, we have the repeated phrase, "For
His mercy endureth forever." And this is repeated in each of the
v...
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1 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 2 Chronicles 20:21; 2
Chronicles 7:3;...