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His faithful love endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/136.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/136.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/136.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/136.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy <i>endures</i> forever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/136.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His faithfulness is everlasting;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/136.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/136.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/136.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness endures forever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/136.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness endures forever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/136.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led his people in the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/136.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led His people in the wilderness. His love is eternal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/136.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To him that led his people through the wilderness; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/136.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Lord led his people through the desert. God's love never fails. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/136.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/136.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert- because his mercy endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/136.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He led his people through the desert; his love is eternal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/136.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />To the one who led his people into the wilderness, for his gracious love is everlasting—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/136.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/136.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/136.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his loving kindness endures forever:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/136.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/136.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/136.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To Him leading His people in a wilderness, "" For His kindness [is] for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/136.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To Him leading His people in a wilderness, For to the age is His kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/136.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To him causing his people to go into the desert: for his mercy is forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/136.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who led his people through the desert: for his mercy endureth for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/136.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 135:16>He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/136.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who led the people through the desert, for his mercy endures forever; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/136.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/136.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his mercy endures for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/136.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To him who led his people in the desert, for his mercies are to eternity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/136.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To Him that led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endureth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/136.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy <i>endures</i> for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/136-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16995" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/136.htm">His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·mō·w·lîḵ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">He led</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">His people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">through the wilderness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">His loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">endures forever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Exodus 13:18</a></span><br />So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19-21</a></span><br />You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-14</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a></span><br />Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness. / In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></span><br />For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Joshua 24:7</a></span><br />So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-52.htm">Psalm 78:52-53</a></span><br />He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. / He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39-41</a></span><br />He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. / They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. / He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-18</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a></span><br />Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a></b></br> Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Exodus 13:18</a></b></br> But God led the people about, <i>through</i> the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a></b></br> So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/108-10.htm">Led</a> <a href="/psalms/136-7.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Age</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Led</a> <a href="/psalms/136-23.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 136</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/136.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/136.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He led His people through the wilderness.</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, a period lasting 40 years. The wilderness, often identified as the Sinai Peninsula, was a harsh and barren environment, symbolizing trials and testing. God's guidance during this time is a testament to His faithfulness and provision, as He provided manna, quail, and water from a rock. This journey is detailed in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The wilderness experience is also a type of the Christian life, representing the believer's journey through trials and reliance on God's guidance. It foreshadows Jesus' own time in the wilderness, where He was tempted by Satan but remained obedient to God (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>).<p><b>His loving devotion endures forever.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the steadfast and eternal nature of God's love and mercy, often translated as "hesed" in Hebrew, which encompasses kindness, loyalty, and covenant faithfulness. This enduring love is a central theme throughout the Bible, seen in God's covenants with figures like Abraham, Moses, and David. It is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, whose sacrificial death and resurrection offer eternal life to believers. The phrase is repeated throughout <a href="/psalms/136.htm">Psalm 136</a>, underscoring the unchanging and everlasting nature of God's love, which is a source of comfort and assurance for believers. This enduring devotion is also reflected in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, which speaks of God's mercies being new every morning.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is acknowledged for His guidance and enduring love.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/his_people.htm">His People</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites, whom God led through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert region where the Israelites wandered for 40 years, a place of testing and reliance on God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance.htm">God's Guidance</a></b><br>Just as God led the Israelites, He guides us through our own "wilderness" experiences. Trust in His direction even when the path seems uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/enduring_love.htm">Enduring Love</a></b><br>God's loving devotion is a constant, unchanging force. Reflect on how His love has been evident in your life, especially during challenging times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The wilderness journey teaches us to rely on God for our needs. Consider areas in your life where you need to depend more on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey was marked by trials that tested their faith. Use your own trials as opportunities to grow in faith and trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_provision.htm">Gratitude for Provision</a></b><br>Recognize and give thanks for God's provision in your life, just as He provided for the Israelites in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_136.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 136</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'everything_for_life_and_godliness'.htm">How does God's love and mercy endure daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_136's_mercy_align_with_wrath.htm">Throughout Psalm 136, God's mercy is repeatedly emphasized; how does this reconcile with other biblical passages depicting divine wrath and judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_humanity's_origin.htm">What does the Hebrew word 'hesed' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_77_9_fit_god's_mercy.htm">If Psalm 77:9 asks whether God can forget to be gracious, how does this align with the Bible's broader depiction of God as eternally merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/136.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To him which led his people through the wilderness</span> (<a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">Exodus 13:20-22</a>; <a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For his mercy</span>, etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/136-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He led</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמוֹלִ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·w·lîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֭מּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the wilderness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">endures forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/136-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 136:16 To him who led his people through (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/136-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 136:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 136:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 136:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 136:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>