Psalms 136 (DBY)

Chapter Text

136:1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

136:2 Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:3 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

136:4 To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

136:5 To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:7 To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:8 The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:9 The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

136:10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:11 And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:12 With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:13 To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:15 And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:16 To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:17 To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:18 And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:20 And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:21 And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

136:22 An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

136:23 Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

136:24 And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

136:25 Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

136:26 Give ye thanks unto the God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "give", "thanks", "jehovah", "good", "loving-kindness", "endureth", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "give" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.