Psalms 136:1

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, which is principally declared towards his Church.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 136:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 Gene...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Hebrew Jehovah App-4. For, &c. Figures of Speech. Amoebaeon and Epistrophe. App-6. mercy . loving-kindness, or grace.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies. THIS psalm, like the former, is a commemoration of the wonderful things which God ha...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 foreve...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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....
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 136:1-26 THIS psalm is evidently intended for liturgic use. It contains reminiscences of many parts, of Scripture, and is especially based...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 avo...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 su...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 adde...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

In these verses the Psalmist is calling for praise to Jehovah from his numberless acts of goodness in the wisdom of creation. From the great works of...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘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 pre...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 Jew...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations to Thanksgiving. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD ; for h...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “is little more than a variation and repetition of the preceding Psalm. It opens with the same liturgical f...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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. Psal...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is indeed one of the chief songs of praise which we find even in the Scriptures, and it is not surprising that such a poet as John Milton should...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 136:1-19 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy e...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Let us make this occasion a time of praise and thanksgiving: let our hearts dance at the name of our God: let our lips give expression thereto, in jo...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 favo...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exhortation to Give Thanks to God. An antiphonal hymn, which takes up the theme of the preceding psalm and was intended to be sung in alternation...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 ;...

¹ O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 136:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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