Psalms · American Standard Version (1901)
Psalm 136 American Standard Version (1901)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
1 ALABAD á Jehová, porque es bueno; porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Oh give thanks unto the God of gods; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Alabad al Dios de los dioses, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.
3 Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
3 Alabad al Señor de los señores, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness endures forever;
4 To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
4 Al solo que hace grandes maravillas, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
4 to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;
5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
5 Al que hizo los cielos con entendimiento, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
5 to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
6 Al que tendió la tierra sobre las aguas, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
6 to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
7 To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
7 Al que hizo las grandes luminarias, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
7 to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
8 The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
8 El sol para que dominase en el día, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
8 the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
9 La luna y las estrellas para que dominasen en la noche, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;
10 To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
10 Al que hirió á Egipto en sus primogénitos, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
10 to him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, for his loving kindness endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
11 Al que sacó á Israel de en medio de ellos, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
11 and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
12 Con mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
12 with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
13 To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
13 Al que dividió el mar Bermejo en partes, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
13 to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
14 E hizo pasar á Israel por medio de él, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
14 and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
15 Y arrojó á Faraón y á su ejército en el mar Bermejo, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;
16 To him that led his people through the wilderness; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
16 Al que pastoreó á su pueblo por el desierto, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
16 to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever;
17 To him that smote great kings; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
17 Al que hirió grandes reyes, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
17 to him who struck great kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
18 And slew famous kings; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
18 Y mató reyes poderosos, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
18 and killed mighty kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
19 Sihon king of the Amorites; For his lovingkindness [endureth] forever;
19 A Sehón rey Amorrheo, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving kindness endures forever;
20 And Og king of Bashan; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
20 Y á Og rey de Basán, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
20 Og king of Bashan, for his loving kindness endures forever;
21 And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
21 Y dió la tierra de ellos en heredad, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
21 and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loving kindness endures forever;
22 Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
22 En heredad á Israel su siervo, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
22 even a heritage to Israel his servant, for his loving kindness endures forever;
23 Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
23 El es el que en nuestro abatimiento se acordó de nosotros, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia;
23 who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness endures forever;
24 And hath delivered us from our adversaries; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
24 Y nos rescató de nuestros enemigos, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
24 and has delivered us from our adversaries, for his loving kindness endures forever;
25 Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
25 El da mantenimiento á toda carne, porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
25 who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.
26 Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
26 Alabad al Dios de los cielos: porque para siempre [es] su misericordia.
26 Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalm 118:1; 1 Chronicles 16:41; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1
- 2 Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 97:9; Daniel 2:47; 2 Chronicles 2:5; Joshua 22:22
- 3 Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16; 1 Timothy 6:15
- 4 Psalm 72:18; Job 5:9; Psalm 86:10; Exodus 15:11; Revelation 15:3
- 5 Genesis 1:1; Psalm 104:24; Jeremiah 51:15; Psalm 33:6; Proverbs 8:22–29
- 6 Psalm 24:2; Jeremiah 10:12; Genesis 1:9; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 42:5
- 7 Psalm 104:19; Psalm 74:16–17; Genesis 1:14–19; Deuteronomy 4:19
- 8 Psalm 148:3; Jeremiah 31:35; Genesis 1:16; Matthew 5:45
- 9 Psalm 89:36–37; Job 31:26; Psalm 8:3
- 10 Exodus 12:29; Psalm 78:51; Psalm 135:8; Exodus 12:12; Psalm 105:36
- 11 Exodus 12:51; Exodus 13:3; 1 Samuel 12:6–8; Psalm 78:52; Exodus 13:17
- 12 Jeremiah 32:21; Deuteronomy 4:34; Exodus 6:6; Psalm 44:3; Exodus 13:14
- 13 Psalm 78:13; Psalm 106:9–11; Exodus 14:29; Exodus 14:21–22; Psalm 74:13
- 14 Exodus 14:22; Psalm 106:9; Psalm 78:13
- 15 Psalm 78:53; Psalm 135:9; Nehemiah 9:10–11; Psalm 65:5; Exodus 15:10–13
- 16 Deuteronomy 8:15; Exodus 15:22; Exodus 13:18; Deuteronomy 8:2; Psalm 77:20
- 17 Psalm 135:10–12; Joshua 12:1–24
- 18 Deuteronomy 29:7
- 19 Deuteronomy 29:7; Deuteronomy 2:30–36; Numbers 21:21–24
- 20 Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 3:1–29
- 21 Psalm 135:12; Psalm 44:2–3; Numbers 32:33–42; Psalm 78:55; Joshua 12:1–7
- 22 Psalm 47:4; Psalm 105:6
- 23 Isaiah 63:9; Luke 1:48; Psalm 142:6; Deuteronomy 32:36; 1 Samuel 2:7–8
- 24 Psalm 107:2; Exodus 15:13; Luke 1:68–74; Deuteronomy 15:15; Isaiah 63:9
- 25 Psalm 104:27; Psalm 145:15; Psalm 147:9
- 26 Psalm 136:1–3; Jonah 1:9; Nehemiah 1:4; Psalm 123:1; Psalm 115:3
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
But not yet did I perceive the hinge on which this impotent matter turned in Thy wisdom, O Thou Omnipotent, "who alone doest great wonders;" and my mind ranged through corporeal forms, and I defined and distinguished as "fair," that which is so in itself, and "fit," that which is beautiful as it corresponds to some other thing; and this …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… now the faithful earth is separated from the waters of the sea, rendered bitter by infidelity; and "tongues are for a sign, not to those that believe, but to those that believe not." Nor then doth the earth, which Thou hast founded above the waters, stand in need of that flying kind which at Thy word the waters brought forth.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… they see fit to call such blessed and immortal creatures gods, this need not give rise to any serious discussion between us, since in our own Scriptures we read, "The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken;" and again, "Confess to the God of gods;" and again, "He is a great King above all gods." And where it is said, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)