Psalm 136

¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *for his mercy endures for ever.

²Give thanks to the God of gods, *for his mercy endures for ever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords, *for his mercy endures for ever.

⁴Who only does great wonders, *for his mercy endures for ever;

⁵Who by wisdom made the heavens, *for his mercy endures for ever;

⁶Who spread out the earth upon the waters, *for his mercy endures for ever;

⁷Who created great lights, *for his mercy endures for ever;

⁸The sun to rule the day, *for his mercy endures for ever;

⁹The moon and the stars to govern the night, *for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁰Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹¹And brought out Israel from among them, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹²With a mighty hand and a stretched-out arm, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹³Who divided the Red Sea in two, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹⁵But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹⁶Who led his people through the wilderness, *for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁷Who struck down great kings, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹⁸And slew mighty kings, *for his mercy endures for ever;

¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites, *for his mercy endures for ever;

²⁰And Og, the king of Bashan, *for his mercy endures for ever;

²¹And gave away their lands for an inheritance, *for his mercy endures for ever;

²²An inheritance for Israel his servant, *for his mercy endures for ever.

²³Who remembered us in our low estate, *for his mercy endures for ever;

²⁴And delivered us from our enemies, *for his mercy endures for ever;

²⁵Who gives food to all creatures, *for his mercy endures for ever.

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven, *for his mercy endures for ever.