Psalms 136-138

1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

2Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.

3Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

4He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

7He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.

8the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.

9the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

10He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

11and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.

12with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.

13He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.

14and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.

15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

16He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

17He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.

18and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.

19Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

20and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.

21and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

22a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

23He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

24and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

26Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.

1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

2There on the willows we hung our harps,

3for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

4How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?

5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.

6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

8O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

9Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

1I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

4All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.

5They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.