Psalms 136

1 Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Thank Yahweh, because he does good things [for us]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

2 Praise ye the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Thank God, the one who is greater than all other gods; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

3 Praise ye the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Thank the Lord who is greater than all other lords/rulers; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

4 Who alone doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the only one who performs great miracles; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

5 Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who by being very wise created the heavens; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

6 Who established the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who caused the ground to rise up above the deep waters; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

7 Who made the great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who created great lights [in the sky]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

8 The sun to rule over the day: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He created the sun to shine in the daytime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

9 The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He created the moon and stars to shine during the nighttime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

10 Who smote Egypt with their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who killed the firstborn [males] in Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

11 Who brought Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He led the Israeli people out of Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

12 With a mighty hand and a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

With his (strong hand/great power) he led them out; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

13 Who divided the Red Sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who caused the Red Sea to divide; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

14 And brought out Israel through the midst thereof: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He enabled the Israeli people to walk through it [on dry land]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

15 And overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

But he caused the king of Egypt and his army to drown in it; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

16 Who led his people through the desert: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who led his people [safely through the desert]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

17 Who smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He killed powerful kings; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

18 And slew strong kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He killed kings who were famous; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

19 Sehon king of the Amorrhites: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He killed Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

20 And Og king of Basan: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He killed Og, the king of Bashan [region]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

21 And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He gave their lands to us, his people; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

22 For an inheritance to his servant Israel: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He gave those lands to us people of Israel, who serve him; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

23 For he was mindful of us in our affliction: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who did not forget about us when we were defeated [by our enemies]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

24 And he redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He rescued us from our enemies; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He is the one who gives food to all living creatures; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.

26 Give glory to the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

[So] thank God, [who lives in] heaven, [for all those things], because his faithful love [for us] endures forever!