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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

² We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

³ For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.

⁴ How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?

⁵ If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill];

⁶ If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

⁷ Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay [it] bare, Lay [it] bare, down to its foundation!

⁸ Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.

⁹ Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.

[A Psalm] of David.

138 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.

² I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

³ In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

⁴ All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;

⁵ And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

⁶ For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

⁷ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

⁸ Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.