Psalms 136

1O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

1Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion:

2O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

2On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments.

3O give praise to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

3For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.

4To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

4How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land?

5To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

6To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

6Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.

7To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

8The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

8O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.

9The moon and the stars to have rule by night: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

9Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock.

10To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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11And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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12With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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13To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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14And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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15By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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16To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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17To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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18And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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19Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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20And Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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21And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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22Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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23Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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24And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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25Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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26O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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