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Psalm 136:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 136 · verse 1
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.Psalm 136:1 · King James Version
What Psalm 136:1 means
That second line repeats twenty-six times in this psalm, once after every verse. It was built to be sung back by a congregation. The effect is cumulative — whatever God is said to have done, the same answer comes after it.
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Psalm 136:1 in context
1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
- Psalms 118:1
- 1 Chronicles 16:41
- Psalms 106:1
- Psalms 107:1
- 2 Chronicles 20:21
- Ezra 3:11
- 2 Chronicles 7:3
Key words (Strong's)
- thanksyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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The duty we are here again and again called to is to give thanks, to offer the sacrifice of praise continually, not the fruits of our ground or cattle, but the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name, Heb 13:15. We are never so earnestly called upon to pray and repent as to give thanks;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9