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James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 136:1-26

Psalms 135:0 Praises God for choosing Jacob (Psalms 135:1-4 ), extols His power in the natural world (Psalms 135:5-7 ), and in the deliverance of His people from Egypt (Psalms 135:8-9 ) and bringing them into the promised land (Psalms 135:10-12 ). All this is in contrast to the vanity of idols (Psalms 135:13-18 ). Psalms 136:0 Is of the same character as the preceding, but is notable for the chorus attached to each verse a chorus with which we have become familiar in other psalms (Psalms 106:1... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 136:10-25

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; which is in the person, and by the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Reader! what bringing out of Israel from Egypt, could equal the bringing out the souls of sinners from the worse than Egyptian bondage, even that of sin and death? What Red Sea, like the red sea of Christ's blood? What... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 136:10-22

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 good to enter into the history of God's favours, and in each to observe, and own, that his mercy endureth for ever. He put them in possession of a good land; it was a figure of the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 136:1-26

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 chanting the invitation and the latter responding with the call, stating the reason for the hymn of praise. v. 1. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, exhibiting His goodness in all His works for the benefit of His children; for His mercy, His free favor and unmerited loving-kindness, endureth... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 136:1-26

Psalms 136:01 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:For his mercy endureth for ever.2 O give thanks unto the God of gods:For his mercy endureth for ever.3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords:For his mercy endureth for ever.4 To him who alone doeth great wonders:For his mercy endureth for ever.5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens:For his mercy endureth for ever.6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters:For his mercy endureth for ever.7 To... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 136:1-12

a Review of God’s Mercies Psalms 136:1-12 An antiphonal psalm, intended to be sung by two choirs or by a soloist and the Temple choir. This avowal of the eternity of God’s mercy, amid all the fluctuation and change of human affairs, is very striking. When we can look out on the history of our world from God’s standpoint, we discover that the black-edged pages have been interleaved with golden pages of mercy. When we review our own lives from the vantage ground of heaven, we shall see that... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 136:1-26

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 names or titles of God are made use of, viz., Jehovah, Elohim, Adonahy. The first is mentioned in its lonely splendour, as it always is. There is no attempt at qualification of comparison. The second is used in comparison. He is the God of gods. All other mighty beings, false or true, are less than... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 136:1-26

CXXXVI. A long Hymn of Praise for Yahweh’ s Power and His Care of His People from Egypt till the Conquest of Canaan. Psalms 136:1-1 Samuel : based on Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all.Psalms 136:6. For the waters below the earth, see on Psalms 24:2. Psalms 136:10-Song of Solomon : . Yahweh’ s vengeance on Pharaoh and the kings who opposed Israel’ s entrance into the promised land. His mercy to Israel in later days. Psalms 136:23-Ezekiel : . Gratitude for recent deliverance. Psalms 136:24... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 136:1-26

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, and was evidently designed to be sung antiphonally in the Temple worship. Its structure is peculiar. The first line of each verse pursues the theme of the Psalm, the second line, ‘For His loving-kindness endureth for ever,’ being a kind of refrain or response, like the responses, for instance, in our... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 136:1-26

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 verses throughout the entire psalm. And so he begins the psalm by an exhortation of giving thanks.O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever ( Psalms 136:1 ).Over and over in the psalms, this is a repeated kind of a refrain. Remember this is their songbook, and so... read more