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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE GOD OF HEAVEN - The God who reigns in heaven;
whose home is heaven.
FOR HIS MERCY ... - In view of all this - of all that he does in
heaven and on earth - let praise be ascribed...
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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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GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.
GOD OF HEAVEN. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:23....
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Jehovah the Deliverer of Israel and the Supporter of all things
living....
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_the God of heaven_ A late title, occurring here only in the Psalter.
It is found in Ezra 1:2, &c.; Nehemiah 1:4; Nehemiah 2:4; 2 Chronicles
36:23
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DISCOURSE: 728
A CALL TO ADORE GOD FOR HIS MERCY
Psalms 136:26. _O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy
endureth for ever._
PRAISE is the employment of heaven: and praise should be the
e...
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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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O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for
ever.
O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE GOD OF HEAVEN - the Omnipotent God ()....
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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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GOD OF HEAVEN. — See Nehemiah 1:4; Nehemiah 2:4. This title, though
implied in Psalms 11:4 and similar passages, was not used before the
exile. Away from Zion and the visible token of the Divine prese...
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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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(i) O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for
ever.
(i) Seeing that all ages have had most plain testimonies of God's
benefits....
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The Psalm sweetly ends as it began: Every good gift, and every perfect
gift is from above. It is God that worketh in us, both to will, and to
do of his good pleasure. And therefore we may find cause t...
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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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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE GOD OF HEAVEN,.... the Maker of it, in which
the glory of his wisdom and power is displayed; the possessor of it,
where he dwells, has his throne, and keeps his court; from when...
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O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for
ever.
Ver. 26. _O give thanks unto the God of heaven_] His mercy in
providing heaven for his people is more than all the rest....
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O give thanks unto the God of heaven, the great Ruler of the heavens
and therefore the Sovereign of the earth as well; FOR HIS MERCY
ENDURETH FOREVER. It is a wonderful prayer of thanksgiving, which t...
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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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23-26 God's everlasting mercy is here praised for the redemption of
his church; in all his glories, and all his gifts. Blessed be God, who
has provided and made known to us salvation through his Son....
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 136:26 thanks H3034 (H8685) God H410 heaven H8064 mercy H2617
forever H5769
the God of heaven -...
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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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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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_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 136:23 Now the song turns to an apparently more
recent event, when the Lord REMEMBERED US IN OUR LOW ESTATE, and
RESCUED US FROM OUR FOES. The reference to
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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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Jonah 1:9; Psalms 115:3; Psalms 123:1; Psalms 136:1; Revelation 11:13