Psalms 136
1 Praise ye the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
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 mercie endureth for euer.
Thank God, the one who is greater than all other gods; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
3 Praise ye the Lord of lordes: for his mercie endureth for euer:
Thank the Lord who is greater than all other lords/rulers; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
4 Which onely doeth great wonders: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the only one who performs great miracles; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
5 Which by his wisedome made the heauens: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the one who by being very wise created the heavens; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
6 Which hath stretched out the earth vpon the waters: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the one who caused the ground to rise up above the deep waters; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
7 Which made great lightes: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the one who created great lights [in the sky]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
8 As the sunne to rule the day: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He created the sun to shine in the daytime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
9 The moone and the starres to gouerne the night: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He created the moon and stars to shine during the nighttime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
10 Which smote Egypt with their first borne, (for his mercie endureth for euer)
He is the one who killed the firstborn [males] in Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
11 And brought out Israel from among them (for his mercie endureth for euer)
He led the Israeli people out of Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
12 With a mightie hande and stretched out arme: for his mercie endureth for euer:
With his (strong hand/great power) he led them out; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
13 Which deuided the red Sea in two partes: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the one who caused the Red Sea to divide; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
14 And made Israel to passe through the mids of it: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He enabled the Israeli people to walk through it [on dry land]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
15 And ouerthrewe Pharaoh and his hoste in the red Sea: for his mercie endureth for euer:
But he caused the king of Egypt and his army to drown in it; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
16 Which led his people through the wildernes: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He is the one who led his people [safely through the desert]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
17 Which smote great Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He killed powerful kings; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
18 And slewe mightie Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He killed kings who were famous; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
19 As Sihon King of the Amorites: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He killed Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
20 And Og the King of Bashan: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He killed Og, the king of Bashan [region]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
21 And gaue their land for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He gave their lands to us, his people; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
22 Euen an heritage vnto Israel his seruant: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He gave those lands to us people of Israel, who serve him; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
23 Which remembred vs in our base estate: for his mercie endureth for euer:
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 hath rescued vs from our oppressours: for his mercie endureth for euer:
He rescued us from our enemies; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
25 Which giueth foode to all flesh: for his mercie endureth for euer.
He is the one who gives food to all living creatures; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
26 Praise ye the God of heauen: for his mercie endureth for euer.
[So] thank God, [who lives in] heaven, [for all those things], because his faithful love [for us] endures forever!
