God of heaven. — See Nehemiah 1:4; Nehemiah 2:4. This title, though implied in Psalms 11:4 and similar passages, was not used before the exile. Away from Zion and the visible token of the Divine presence, the hearts of the faithful began more and more to dream of their God as
“One that His mansion hath on high
Above the reach of mortal eye.”
At the end the Vulgate repeats Psalms 136:3. (See Prayer Book.)