Psalm 136

¹Give thanks to the LORD because he is good.

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

²Give thanks to the God of all gods—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of all lords—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁴Give thanks to the only one

who makes great wonders—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁵Give thanks to the one who made the skies with skill—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁶Give thanks to the one who shaped the earth on the water—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁷Give thanks to the one who made the great lights—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁸The sun to rule the day—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

⁹The moon and the stars to rule the night—

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

¹⁰Give thanks to the one who struck down the Egyptians’ oldest offspring—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹¹Give thanks to the one who brought Israel out of there—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹²With a strong hand and outstretched arm—

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

¹³Give thanks to the one who split the Reed Sea in two—[#136.13 Or Red Sea; also in 136:15]

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹⁴Give thanks to the one who brought Israel through—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹⁵And tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Reed Sea—

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

¹⁶Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹⁷Give thanks to the one who struck down great kings—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹⁸And killed powerful kings—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

¹⁹Sihon, the Amorite king—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

²⁰Og, king of Bashan—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

²¹Handing their land over as an inheritance—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

²²As an inheritance to Israel, his servant—

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

²³God remembered us when we were humiliated—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

²⁴God rescued us from our enemies—

God’s faithful love lasts forever.

²⁵God is the one who provides food for all living things—

God’s faithful love lasts forever!

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven—