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TO HIM WHICH SMOTE GREAT KINGS - On this passage see the notes at
Psalms 135:10. There is little difference in the two places, except
that here the statement is divided by the refrain, “For his mercy...
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Psalms 136
His Mercy Endureth Forever
This is a historical Psalm of praise, as His grateful people Israel
think of all He has done. Twenty-six times we read “His mercy
endureth forever.” The Psalm b...
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CXXXVI. A LONG HYMN OF PRAISE FOR YAHWEH'S POWER AND HIS CARE OF HIS
PEOPLE FROM EGYPT TILL THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
Psalms 136:1 based on Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all.
Psalms 136:6. For the wat...
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Jehovah the Giver of the promised land. Cp. Psalms 135:10 ff....
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_Israel his servant_ Cp. Isaiah 41:8; &c....
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PSALMS 136
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Second Call to Temple-Worship, with Responses Inserted.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 136:1-3, A Threefold Call for Thanks, based on the
three leading Divine Names. Stan...
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_AND GAVE THEIR LAND FOR AN HERITAGE: FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOR
EVER:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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A song of praise to God ever merciful. It is sometimes known as the
great Hallel, although the Talmud includes also Psalms 120-135 under
this title. It differs from all other Pss. in the Psalter in th...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE *KIND LOVE OF THE *LORD
PSALMS 136
THE GREAT *HALLEL
Jesus said, "This is how God loved the world" ...
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נַ֭חֲלָה לְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדֹּ֑ו
כִּ֖י לְ עֹ
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Psalms 136:1
THIS psalm is evidently intended for liturgic use. It contains
reminiscences of many parts, of Scripture, and is especially based on
the previous psalm, which it follows closely in Psalms...
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DELIVERANCE FROM ENEMIES
Psalms 136:13-26
This psalm is no mere running commentary on the ways of God. It is a
song of redemption. Pharaoh, Sihon, Og opposed God's redeeming
purpose, though there...
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This is a song of the age-abiding mercy of Jehovah. It opens and
closes with a call to praise, and in its main movements sets forth the
reason for such praise. In the opening call the three great name...
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From the kingdom of nature and providence, the sacred writer turns to
the kingdom of grace, and in the history of Israel, in their
deliverance from bondage, he showeth how great that salvation must be...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 135 AND 136.
Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate Jehovah, who has delivered Israel and now
dwells in Jerusalem, and give thanks to Him whose mercy has endured
for ever...
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[EVEN] AN HERITAGE UNTO ISRAEL HIS SERVANT,.... The land of those that
served idols, the Lord took and gave to Israel for an inheritance, who
served him, the true God. Thus the Lord rewards his servan...
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_A heritage unto Israel his servant_ He speaks of all that people as
of one man, because they were united together in one body, in the
worship of one and the same God. Thus God calleth them all his
fi...
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even an heritage unto Israel, His servant; for His mercy endureth
forever. Cf Psalms 135:10; Deuteronomy 2:32 to Deuteronomy 3:11....
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EXHORTATION TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD.
An antiphonal hymn, which takes up the theme of the preceding psalm
and was intended to be sung in alternation by the choir and the
congregation, the former chantin...
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10-22 The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of
Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by
Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. It is...
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ISRAEL HIS SERVANT; he speaks of all that people as of one man,
because they were united together in one body, in the worship of one
and the same God. Thus God calleth them all _his first-born_, EXODU...
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Psalms 136:22 heritage H5159 Israel H3478 servant H5650 mercy H2617
forever H5769...
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Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords for...
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When the chorus was taken up by the whole of the people, accompanied
by a blast of trumpets, this must have been a magnificent hymn of
praise.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is go...
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Let us make this occasion a time of praise and thanksgiving: let our
hearts dance at the name of our God: let our lips give expression
thereto, in joyful music.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the...
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This is indeed one of the chief songs of praise which we find even in
the Scriptures, and it is not surprising that such a poet as John
Milton should have written that version of it that we often sing...
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CONTENTS: Call to praise God as the great Benefactor of the whole
creation.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: We should give thanks to God, not only for the mercies
which are handed out to us here on ear...
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This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and the author is unknown. It
is reckoned the grand _Te Deum_ of the Hebrew choir. The repetitions
at the end of every verse, have correspondent examples in Gree...
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_To Him which smote great kings._
MERCY IN THE DESTRUCTION OF TYRANTS
I. The mercy of God recognized in the destruction of tyrants.
1. It appears in their own destruction.
(1) If there be no futur...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good._
THE ETERNITY OR GOD’S GOODNESS
This is a reason for praising Him--
I. In the material universe (Psalms 136:1). When the grandeur of
nature overawes yo...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:1. This hymn calls on the worshiping
congregation to give thanks to the Lord, who has shown his
faithfulness throughout the history of God’s people. Each verse in
this p...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:17 These verses recall how God STRUCK DOWN
GREAT KINGS and GAVE THEIR LAND to Israel AS A HERITAGE. The specific
event here is the defeat of...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:22 The people as a whole are God’s
SERVANT.
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Perowne, “is little more than a variation and
repetition of the preceding Psalm. It opens with the same liturgical
formula with which the 106th and 118th Psalms open, a...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM with a familiar refrain (comp. Psalms 118:1, Psa 118:29; 2
Chronicles 5:13; Ezra 3:11) at the end of each line. In the main...
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Shall we turn now our Bibles to Psalms 136:1-26. Throughout the
one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth psalm, we have the repeated phrase, "For
His mercy endureth forever." And this is repeated in each of the
v...
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Psalms 47:4...
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Israel — He speaks of all that people as of one man, because they
were united together in one body in the worship of God....