Psalm 136-138
Young's Literal Translation
136 Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness.
2 Give ye thanks to the God of gods, For to the age [is] His kindness.
3 Give ye thanks to the Lord of lords, For to the age [is] His kindness.
4 To Him doing great wonders by Himself alone, For to the age [is] His kindness.
5 To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age [is] His kindness.
6 To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age [is] His kindness.
7 To Him making great lights, For to the age [is] His kindness.
8 The sun to rule by day, For to the age [is] His kindness.
9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age [is] His kindness.
10 To Him smiting Egypt in their first-born, For to the age [is] His kindness.
11 And bringing forth Israel from their midst, For to the age [is] His kindness.
12 By a strong hand, and a stretched-out-arm, For to the age [is] His kindness.
13 To Him cutting the sea of Suph into parts, For to the age [is] His kindness,
14 And caused Israel to pass through its midst, For to the age [is] His kindness,
15 And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the sea of Suph, For to the age [is] His kindness.
16 To Him leading His people in a wilderness, For to the age [is] His kindness.
17 To Him smiting great kings, For to the age [is] His kindness.
18 Yea, He doth slay honourable kings, For to the age [is] His kindness.
19 Even Sihon king of the Amorite, For to the age [is] His kindness.
20 And Og king of Bashan, For to the age [is] His kindness.
21 And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age [is] His kindness.
22 An inheritance to Israel His servant, For to the age [is] His kindness.
23 Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age [is] His kindness.
24 And He delivereth us from our adversaries, For to the age [is] His kindness.
25 Giving food to all flesh, For to the age [is] His kindness.
26 Give ye thanks to the God of the heavens, For to the age [is] His kindness!
137 By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
2 On willows in its midst we hung our harps.
3 For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: `Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'
4 How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!
6 My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, `Rase, rase to its foundation!'
8 O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.
9 O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!
138 By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee.
2 I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.
3 In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.
4 O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.
5 And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great [is] the honour of Jehovah.
6 For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
7 If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.
8 Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness [is] to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!
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