“ O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ”
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 enduret...
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,...
CXXXVI. A long Hymn of Praise for Yahweh's Power and His Care of His People from Egypt till the Conquest of Canaan. Psalms 136:1-9 based on Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all. Psalms 136:6 . F...
the LORD. Hebrew Jehovah App-4. For, &c. Figures of Speech. Amoebaeon and Epistrophe. App-6. mercy . loving-kindness, or grace.
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 al...
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the Lord: for he is good - This sentiment often occurs: the goodness of the Divine nature, both as...
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...
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalms 136:1-26 .-The repetition "for His mercy endureth forever" is the pervading idea. His mercy is not a mere...
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 t...
Psalms 136:1-26 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...
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 f...
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 nam...
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...
‘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...
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, fo...
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...
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 her...
Exhortations to Thanksgiving. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2...
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,...
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,...
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...
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 Gre...
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 136:1-9 ). When the grandeur of nature ov...
EXPOSITION A PSALM with a familiar refrain (comp. Psalms 118:1-19 , Psa 118:29; 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; Ezra 3:11 ) at the end of each line. In the main Psalms 134:1-19 ; follows the line of...
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...
1 Chronicles 16:34 ; 1 Chronicles 16:41 ; 2 Chronicles 20:21 ; 2 Chronicles 7:3 ; 2 Chronicles 7:6 ; Ezra 3:11 ; Jeremiah 33:11 ; Jude 1:21 ; Luke 1:50 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 105:1 ; Ps...