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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 136 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/136.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/136-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 136</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" 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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">God's Love Never Fails</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.1" class="v19_136_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>! He is good.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_1">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.2" class="v19_136_2">2</span>Praise the God of all gods.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_2">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.3" class="v19_136_3">3</span>Praise the Lord of lords.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_3">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.4" class="v19_136_4">4</span>Only God works great miracles.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_4">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.5" class="v19_136_5">5</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.5!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> With wisdom he made the sky.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_5">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.6" class="v19_136_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The Lord stretched the earth</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_6">over the ocean.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_6">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.7" class="v19_136_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> He made the bright lights</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_7">in the sky.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_7">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.8" class="v19_136_8">8</span>He lets the sun rule each day.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_8">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.9" class="v19_136_9">9</span>He lets the moon and the stars</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_9">rule each night.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_9">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.10" class="v19_136_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> God struck down the first-born</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_10">in every Egyptian family.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_10">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.11" class="v19_136_11">11</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.11!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> He rescued Israel from Egypt.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_11">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.12" class="v19_136_12">12</span>God used his great strength</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_12">and his powerful arm.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_12">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.13" class="v19_136_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> He split the Red Sea<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.13!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> apart.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_13">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.14" class="v19_136_14">14</span>The Lord brought Israel safely</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_14">through the sea.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_14">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.15" class="v19_136_15">15</span>He destroyed the Egyptian king</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_15">and his army there.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_15">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.16" class="v19_136_16">16</span>The Lord led his people</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_16">through the desert.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_16">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.17" class="v19_136_17">17</span>Our God defeated mighty kings.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_17">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.18" class="v19_136_18">18</span>And he killed famous kings.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_18">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.19" class="v19_136_19">19</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.19!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> One of them was Sihon,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_19">king of the Amorites.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_19">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.20" class="v19_136_20">20</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.136.20!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Another was King Og of Bashan.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_20">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.21" class="v19_136_21">21</span>God took away their land.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_21">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.22" class="v19_136_22">22</span>He gave their land to Israel,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_22">the people who serve him.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_22">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.23" class="v19_136_23">23</span>God saw the trouble we were in.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_23">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_24"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.24" class="v19_136_24">24</span>He rescued us from our enemies.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_24">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_25"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.25" class="v19_136_25">25</span>He gives food to all who live.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_25">God's love never fails.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_136_26"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.136.26" class="v19_136_26">26</span>Praise God in heaven!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_136_26">God's love never fails.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">136.4 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">great miracles: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation have “miracles.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">136.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Red Sea: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 106.7.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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