Psalms 136

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

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

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

2O give praise to the God of gods: 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.

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

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

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

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

5To him who by wisdom made the heavens: 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.

6To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: 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.

7To him who made great lights: 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.

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

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

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

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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.