¹Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good!

²Give thanks to the God of gods.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords.

⁴Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles.

⁵Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully.

⁶Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters.

⁷Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—

⁸the sun to rule the day,

⁹and the moon and stars to rule the night.

¹⁰Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.

¹¹He brought Israel out of Egypt.

¹²He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm.

¹³Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea.[#136:13 Hebrew sea of reeds; also in 136:15.]

¹⁴He led Israel safely through,

¹⁵but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.

¹⁶Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness.

¹⁷Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.

¹⁸He killed powerful kings—

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites,

²⁰and Og king of Bashan.

²¹God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance—

²²a special possession to his servant Israel.

²³He remembered us in our weakness.

²⁴He saved us from our enemies.

²⁵He gives food to every living thing.

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven.