Psalm 136
Overview
136:1 An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies. Verse 1 TitleThis Psalm is little else than a repetition of the preceding, with the addition of the burden, "for his mercy endureth for ever," at the end of each verse; and it was doubtless composed on the same occasion. It seems evidently to have been a responsive song; the first part of the verse being probably sung by the Levites, and the burden by the people.Give thanks Psalm 105:1, 106:1, 107:1, 118:1, 119:68; 2 Chronicles 7:3, 7:6; Ezra 3:11; Jeremiah 33:11 for his mercy Psalm 103:17; 1 Chronicles 16:34, 16:41; 2 Chronicles 20:21; Luke 1:50; Jude 1:21 Reciprocal Genesis 19:16 - the Lord; 2 Chronicles 5:13 - he is good; 29:27 - the song; Psalm 89:1 - I will; 95:1 - Come; 100:5 - his mercy; 135:3 - for the Lord; 136:26 - the God of heaven; Isaiah 63:7 - mention; Jeremiah 21:2 - according; Nahum 1:7 - Lord; Habakkuk 3:1 - the sacrifice; James 5:11 - the Lord is Verse 2 the God Psalm 82:1, 97:7, 97:9; Exodus 18:11; Deuteronomy 10:17; Joshua 22:22; 2 Chronicles 2:5; Daniel 2:47 Reciprocal Psalm 57:2 - God most; Daniel 11:36 - the God; Revelation 17:14 - Lord Verse 3 the Lord 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14, 19:16 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 10:17 - Lord of lords; Psalm 57:2 - God most Verse 4 who alone Psalm 72:18, 86:10; Exodus 15:11; Job 5:9; Revelation 15:3 Reciprocal Job 9:10 - wonders; Psalm 26:7 - tell; 40:5 - Many; 77:14 - the God; 86:8 - neither; 98:1 - for he; 145:12 - make known; Acts 2:11 - wonderful Verse 5 In
; Psalm 33:6, 104:24; Genesis 1:1; Proverbs 3:19, 3:20, 8:22-29; Jeremiah 51:15 Reciprocal Genesis 1:6 - Let there; 1:9 - General; 2:1 - Thus; 2 Chronicles 2:12 - that made heaven; Nehemiah 9:6 - thou hast; Job 9:4 - wise in heart; Psalm 26:7 - tell; 146:6 - made heaven; Proverbs 8:27 - he prepared; Jeremiah 10:12 - hath made; 27:5 - made; 32:17 - thou; Zechariah 12:1 - which Verse 6 Psalm 24:2, 104:2, 104:3; Genesis 1:9; Job 26:7, 37:18; Isaiah 40:22, 44:24; Jeremiah 10:12; Zechariah 12:1; 2 Peter 3:5-7 Reciprocal Genesis 1:6 - Let there; 2 Chronicles 2:12 - that made heaven; Psalm 104:5 - Who laid the foundations of the earth; 146:6 - made heaven; Isaiah 42:5 - he that spread Verse 7 Psalm 74:16, 74:17, 104:19; Genesis 1:14-19; Deuteronomy 4:19 Reciprocal Genesis 1:16 - to rule; Joshua 10:13 - So the sun; Job 38:12 - commanded; Psalm 8:3 - moon; 148:3 - sun; Jeremiah 31:35 - which giveth; 2 Corinthians 4:6 - who Verse 8 The sun Psalm 148:3; Jeremiah 31:35; Matthew 5:45 to ruleHeb. for the rulingsReciprocal Genesis 1:16 - to rule; Job 38:12 - commanded; Psalm 19:2 - night unto; 65:8 - outgoings Verse 9 The moon and starsThe sun is the monarch of day, the state of light; the moon of the night, the state of darkness. The rays of the sun falling on the atmosphere, are refracted and diffused over the whole of the hemisphere of the earth immediately under his orb; while those rays of that vast luminary which, because of the earth's smallness in comparison with the sun, are diffused on all sides beyond the earth, falling on the opaque disc of the moon, are reflected back on the lower hemisphere, or the part of the earth opposite the sun. But the reflected light being 50,000 times less in intensity than that of the sun, there is a sufficient distinction between day and night, though each is ruled and determined by one of these two great lights. Psalm 8:3, 89:36, 89:37; Job 31:26 Reciprocal Genesis 1:16 - to rule; Psalm 19:2 - night unto; Acts 7:36 - after Verse 10 Psalm 78:51, 105:36, 135:8; Exodus 11:5, 11:6, 12:12, 12:29; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Exodus 9:16 - for to; 18:1 - done; 22:27 - for I am gracious; 34:7 - that will by no means clear the guilty; Deuteronomy 4:37 - with his; 6:21 - General; 7:18 - remember; Joshua 24:5 - plagued; Judges 6:8 - a prophet; Nehemiah 9:10 - showedst; Psalm 56:1 - Be; 78:42 - remembered; 101:1 - I will sing; Isaiah 14:1 - the Lord; Amos 2:10 - I brought; Micah 6:4 - I brought; Acts 7:7 - the nation; 13:17 - and with Verse 11 brought out Psalm 78:52, 105:37; Exodus 12:51, 13:3, 13:17; 1 Samuel 12:6-8 Reciprocal Exodus 3:19 - General; 6:6 - I will bring; 22:27 - for I am gracious; Psalm 25:6 - for they; 77:15 - with; Jeremiah 32:21 - with a strong; Amos 2:10 - I brought; Micah 6:4 - I brought; Habakkuk 3:1 - to lead Verse 12 Exodus 6:6, 13:14, 15:6; Deuteronomy 11:2-4; Isaiah 51:9, 51:10; Jeremiah 32:21; Acts 7:36 Reciprocal Exodus 3:19 - General; 6:1 - with a strong; 1 Kings 8:42 - thy strong hand; Nehemiah 1:10 - thy strong; Psalm 77:15 - with Verse 13 Psalm 66:5, 66:6, 74:13, 78:13, 106:9-11; Exodus 14:21, 14:22, 14:29; Isaiah 63:12, 63:13; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Numbers 23:23 - according; Joshua 24:6 - Egyptians; Nehemiah 9:11 - divide; Psalm 135:6 - in the seas; Isaiah 43:16 - maketh; 51:15 - that divided; Habakkuk 3:10 - the overflowing; 1 Corinthians 10:1 - and all Verse 14 pass through Psalm 78:13, 106:9; Exodus 14:22 Reciprocal Psalm 66:6 - He turned Verse 15 But overthrewHeb. But shaked off, Psalm 78:53, 135:9; Exodus 14:27, 14:28, 15:4, 15:5, 15:10, 15:11; Nehemiah 9:10, 9:11 for his mercy Psalm 65:5, 79:6-9, 143:12; Exodus 15:12, 15:13; Luke 1:71-74 Reciprocal Exodus 34:7 - that will by no means clear the guilty; Judges 5:2 - for the avenging; Psalm 56:1 - Be; Romans 11:22 - therefore Verse 16 Psalm 77:20; Exodus 13:18, 15:22; Numbers 9:17-22; Deuteronomy 8:2, 8:15; Nehemiah 9:12, 9:19; Isaiah 49:10, 63:11-14 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 32:12 - the Lord; Psalm 107:7 - he led; Jeremiah 2:17 - when he; 31:2 - found; Acts 7:36 - and in the wilderness Verse 17 Psalm 135:10, 135:11; Joshua 12:1-24 Reciprocal Numbers 21:35 - General; Deuteronomy 29:7 - General; Joshua 24:8 - General; Judges 11:20 - General; 2 Chronicles 14:12 - General; Nehemiah 9:22 - Sihon; Psalm 44:2 - drive out; 56:1 - Be; Amos 2:9 - I the Verse 18 Reciprocal Numbers 32:33 - the kingdom; 2 Chronicles 14:12 - General; Psalm 78:55 - cast Verse 19 Numbers 21:21, 21:23; Deuteronomy 2:30-36, 29:7 Reciprocal Numbers 21:24 - Israel; Deuteronomy 1:4 - General; 2:32 - General; 3:6 - as we did; Joshua 12:2 - Sihon; Judges 5:2 - for the avenging Verse 20 Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 3:1-29 Reciprocal 1:4 - General; Joshua 12:2 - Sihon; Judges 5:2 - for the avenging Verse 21 Psalm 44:2, 44:3, 78:55, 105:44, 135:12; Numbers 32:33-42; Deuteronomy 3:12-17; Joshua 12:1-7; 13:1-21:45; Nehemiah 9:22-24 Reciprocal Isaiah 58:14 - and feed Verse 22 Psalm 47:4 Reciprocal 105:44 - gave; 135:12 - gave their Verse 23 remembered Psalm 102:17, 106:43-45; Genesis 8:1; Deuteronomy 32:36; Isaiah 63:9; Ezekiel 16:3-13; Luke 1:48, 1:52 in our low estate Psalm 72:12-14, 113:7, 116:6, 142:6; 1 Samuel 2:7, 2:8 Reciprocal Genesis 19:29 - that God; Leviticus 14:32 - whose hand; 26:42 - and I will; Numbers 10:9 - remembered; 1 Samuel 1:19 - and the Lord; Ezra 9:9 - yet our God; Psalm 25:6 - Remember; 88:5 - whom; 115:12 - hath Verse 24 Exodus 15:13; Deuteronomy 15:15; Proverbs 23:10, 23:11; Isaiah 63:9; Luke 1:68-74; Titus 2:14 Reciprocal 1 Kings 1:29 - hath; Ezra 9:9 - yet our God; Psalm 106:10 - redeemed Verse 25 who giveth food Psalm 104:27, 145:15, 147:9 Reciprocal Genesis 1:29 - to you; 6:21 - General; Job 36:31 - he giveth; Psalm 104:14 - that he; 146:7 - which giveth food Verse 26 the God of heaven Psalm 136:1-3, 115:3, 123:1; Jonah 1:9; Revelation 11:13 Reciprocal 16:11 - the God Verse 1 am TitleThe author of this beautiful and affecting elegy is unknown, but the occasion is evident; and it was most probably composed during, or near the close of, the captivity.the rivers Genesis 2:10-14; Ezra 8:21, 8:31; Ezekiel 1:1, there sat, Nehemiah 1:3, 1:4, 2:3; Job 2:12, 2:13; Jeremiah 13:17, 13:18, 15:17; Lamentations 2:10; Ezekiel 3:15 we wept Psalm 42:4, 102:9-14; Isaiah 66:10; Jeremiah 51:50, 51:51; Lamentations 1:16, 2:11, 2:18, 3:48, 3:51; Daniel 9:3, 10:2, 10:3; Luke 19:41; Revelation 11:3 Reciprocal Ezra 8:15 - the river that runneth; Job 30:31 - General; Psalm 52:1 - goodness; 87:4 - Babylon; 126:5 - that sow; Isaiah 15:7 - to the; 21:2 - all the; 44:4 - willows; 52:5 - make; Jeremiah 13:4 - go; Ezekiel 6:9 - remember; 11:24 - into Verse 2 we hangedWillows were so plentiful at Babylon, on the banks of the Euphrates, that Isaiah calls it "the brook or river of willows." Psalm 33:2, 81:2; Isaiah 24:8; Ezekiel 26:13; Amos 8:10; Revelation 18:22 Reciprocal 1 Chronicles 23:30 - stand; Psalm 52:1 - goodness; 149:3 - with the timbrel; Isaiah 15:7 - to the; 44:4 - willows; 52:5 - make; Daniel 6:18 - and passed Verse 3 For there Psalm 123:3, 123:4; Lamentations 2:15, 2:16 a songHeb. the words of a songwasted usHeb. laid us on heaps, Psalm 79:1; Nehemiah 4:2; Jeremiah 9:11, 26:18; Micah 3:12; Luke 21:6 the songs of Zion Psalm 9:14, 65:1; 1 Chronicles 15:27, 16:7; Isaiah 35:10, 51:11; Jeremiah 31:12, 31:13; Revelation 14:1-3 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 29:27 - the song; Proverbs 25:20 - so; Isaiah 26:1 - in the land; Jeremiah 8:21 - the hurt; Lamentations 1:7 - the adversaries; 3:14 - General; Zephaniah 3:18 - sorrowful Verse 4 How shall Ecclesiastes 3:4; Isaiah 22:12; Lamentations 5:14, 5:15; Hosea 9:4; Amos 8:3 strange landHeb. land of a stranger, Isaiah 49:21 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 4:13 - his heart; 2 Chronicles 29:27 - the song; Proverbs 25:20 - so; Isaiah 26:1 - in the land; Lamentations 1:7 - the adversaries Verse 5 I forget Psalm 84:1, 84:2, 84:10, 102:13, 102:14, 122:5-9; Nehemiah 1:2-4, 2:2, 2:3; Isaiah 62:1, 62:6, 62:7; Jeremiah 51:50; Daniel 6:10, 6:11 let my right Zechariah 11:17 Reciprocal Exodus 26:31 - cunning work; Deuteronomy 26:15 - bless thy; 1 Samuel 4:22 - The glory; 2 Samuel 15:14 - and smite; Psalm 51:18 - Do; 122:9 - I will seek; Daniel 9:20 - for Verse 6 let my tongue Psalm 22:15; Isaiah 41:17; Lamentations 4:4; Ezekiel 3:26 if I prefer Psalm 84:10; Matthew 6:33; Acts 20:24; Philippians 1:20; 1 Thessalonians 3:7-9 my chief joyHeb. the head of my joyReciprocal Deuteronomy 26:15 - bless thy; 1 Samuel 4:22 - The glory; 2 Samuel 15:14 - and smite; 1 Kings 5:7 - Blessed; Nehemiah 1:2 - I asked; 2:3 - the city; Job 29:10 - nobles held their peace; 31:22 - let; Psalm 51:18 - Do; 102:14 - General; 122:6 - Pray; 122:9 - I will seek; Isaiah 62:1 - Zion's; 66:10 - all ye that love; 66:13 - ye shall; Jeremiah 51:50 - remember; Daniel 9:20 - for Verse 7 Remember Psalm 74:18, 79:8-12; Exodus 17:14; 1 Samuel 15:2; Hosea 7:2 the children Isaiah 63:1-6; Jeremiah 49:7-22; Lamentations 4:21, 4:22; Ezekiel 25:12-14; Obadiah 1:10-14, 1:18-21 Raze itHeb. make bareReciprocal Genesis 8:1 - God remembered; Deuteronomy 30:7 - General; Job 18:20 - his day; Psalm 5:10 - let; 74:8 - said; 122:6 - Pray; Isaiah 21:11 - me out; 34:5 - upon Idumea; Jeremiah 25:21 - Edom; Lamentations 1:21 - they are; 1:22 - all their; Ezekiel 35:5 - thou hast had; 35:11 - I will even; 35:15 - didst; 36:5 - against all; Joel 3:19 - for; Amos 1:11 - because; Obadiah 1:11 - even; Zechariah 1:15 - and; Malachi 1:4 - The people; Matthew 7:2 - General Verse 8 daughter Isaiah 47:1-5; Jeremiah 50:42, 51:33; Zechariah 2:7 who art Isaiah 13:1-22, 14:4-24, 21:1, 47:1; Jeremiah 25:12-14, 50:1-51:64; Revelation 14:8-11, 17:1-18, 18:6 destroyedHeb. wastedhappy Psalm 149:6-9; Isaiah 13:3-5, 44:28; Revelation 17:5, 17:6, 17:14, 18:6, 18:20 rewardethetc. Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst unto us, Jeremiah 50:15-29; Revelation 18:6 Reciprocal Numbers 31:15 - General; Joshua 6:21 - utterly; 2 Kings 8:12 - dash; 19:21 - the daughter; Ezra 6:12 - destroy; Esther 8:11 - to destroy; Psalm 48:11 - because; 54:5 - reward; 87:4 - Babylon; 109:12 - favour; 149:7 - General; 149:9 - to execute; Isaiah 13:16 - children; 14:20 - the seed; 47:3 - I will take; Jeremiah 25:14 - I; 27:7 - until; 30:16 - General; 46:24 - daughter; 50:29 - recompense; 51:24 - General; 51:35 - The violence; 51:49 - As Babylon; 51:56 - the Lord; Lamentations 1:21 - they shall; Hosea 13:16 - their infants; Obadiah 1:15 - as; Micah 7:10 - she that; Nahum 3:10 - her young; Habakkuk 2:8 - the violence; 2:17 - because; Matthew 7:2 - General Verse 9 and dasheth Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 10:14, 13:16 the stonesHeb. the rockReciprocal Numbers 31:15 - General; Joshua 6:21 - utterly; 2 Kings 8:12 - dash; Ezra 6:12 - destroy; Psalm 48:11 - because; 87:4 - Babylon; 109:12 - favour; 149:7 - General; Isaiah 13:12 - General; 14:20 - the seed; 47:3 - I will take; Jeremiah 27:7 - until; 30:16 - General; 48:4 - her; 50:1 - against Babylon; 50:15 - as she; 50:29 - recompense; 50:42 - they are cruel; 51:3 - spare; 51:24 - General; 51:35 - The violence; 51:49 - As Babylon; Lamentations 1:21 - they shall; Micah 7:10 - she that