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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/135.htm" title="Psalm 135">◄</a> Psalm 136 <a href="../psalms/137.htm" title="Psalm 137">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch23136" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn23136" class="cn"><a class="xlef" hlef="#rbk23"><span class="ac">Psalm</span> 136</a><a id="rfn23136000-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23136000-1">*</a></h1> <h1 class="cs">Hymn of Thanksgiving for God’s Everlasting Mercy</h1> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136001" class="ver">1</span>Praise the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, for he is good;<a id="ren23136001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136001-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136002" class="ver">2</span>Praise the God of gods;</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136003" class="ver">3</span>Praise the Lord of lords;</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136004" class="ver">4</span>Who alone has done great wonders,<a id="ren23136004-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136004-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136005" class="ver">5</span>Who skillfully made the heavens,<a id="ren23136005-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136005-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136006" class="ver">6</span>Who spread the earth upon the waters,<a id="ren23136006-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136006-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136007" class="ver">7</span>Who made the great lights,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136008" class="ver">8</span>The sun to rule the day,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136009" class="ver">9</span>The moon and stars to rule the night,<a id="ren23136009-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136009-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136010" class="ver">10</span>Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,<a id="ren23136010-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136010-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136011" class="ver">11</span>And led Israel from their midst,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136012" class="ver">12</span>With mighty hand and outstretched arm,<a id="ren23136012-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136012-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136013" class="ver">13</span>Who split in two the Red Sea,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136014" class="ver">14</span>And led Israel through its midst,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136015" class="ver">15</span>But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,<a id="ren23136015-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136015-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136016" class="ver">16</span>Who led the people through the desert,<a id="ren23136016-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136016-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> </div> <p class="chsect">IV</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136017" class="ver">17</span>Who struck down great kings,<a id="ren23136017-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23136017-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136018" class="ver">18</span>Slew powerful kings,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136019" class="ver">19</span>Sihon, king of the Amorites,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136020" class="ver">20</span>Og, king of Bashan,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136021" class="ver">21</span>And made their lands a heritage,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136022" class="ver">22</span><a id="rfn23136022-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23136022-1">*</a>A heritage for Israel, his servant,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">V</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136023" class="ver">23</span>The Lord remembered us in our low estate,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136024" class="ver">24</span>Freed us from our foes,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23136025" class="ver">25</span>And gives bread to all flesh,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">VI</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23136026" class="ver">26</span>Praise the God of heaven,</p> <p class="sl1">for his mercy endures forever.</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture 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