Psalm 136

English Standard Version

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(A)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(B)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(C)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(D)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(E)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(F)by understanding ^(G)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(H)spread out the earth ^(I)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(J)made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^(K)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(L)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(M)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(N)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(O)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(P)overthrew^[a] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(Q)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(R)who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁸and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²¹and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²²a heritage to Israel his ^(S)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^(T)remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and ^(U)rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵he who ^(V)gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.