Psaumes 136:1

La Bible Ostervald

Célébrez l'Éternel, car il est bon; car sa miséricorde dure éternellement!

Parallel Translations

Darby's French Translation
C�l�brez l'�ternel! Car il est bon; car sa bont� demeure � toujours.

Louis Segond (1910)
Louez l'Eternel, car il est bon, Car sa mis�ricorde dure � toujours!

La Bible David Martin (1744)
C�l�brez l'Eternel, car il est bon; parce que sa mis�ricorde demeure � toujours.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

- Title This Psalm is little else than a repetition of the preceding, with the addition of the burden, "for his mercy endureth for ever," at the end of each verse; and it was doubtless composed on the same occasion. It seems evidently to have been a re

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he [is] good,.... In himself, and to all his creatures; and especially to his chosen people, who therefore should give thanks to him daily in the name of Christ, for all blessings temporal and spiritual, in faith and fervency, and in the sincerity of their souls, with their whole heart;

for his mercy [endureth] for ever; it is the same with his love, which is from everlasting to everlasting; and continues notwithstanding the sins of his people, the hidings of his face from them, and his chastisements of them; the covenant which is founded on mercy, and all the blessings of it, which are the sure mercies of David, last for ever; and hence the vessels of mercy shall certainly be saved, and not lost; see Psalms 106:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good - This whole verse is the same as Psalms 106:1, except that that is introduced by a Hallelujah. See the notes at that verse.

For his mercy endureth for ever - See also Psalms 106:1, note; Psalms 107:1, note. Literally, “For unto eternity his mercy.” That is, It is ever the same; it never changes; it is never exhausted; it is found in all his dealings - in all his acts toward his creatures, and ever will be.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM CXXXVI

An exhortation to give thanks to God for various mercies

granted to all men, 1-9;

particularly to the Israelites in Egypt, 10-12;

at the Red Sea, 13-15;

in the wilderness, 16-20;

and in the promised land, 21, 22;

for the redemption of the captives from Babylon, 23, 24;

and for his providential mercies to all, 25, 26.

NOTES ON PSALM CXXXVI

This Psalm is little else than a repetition of the preceding, with the burden, כי לעולם חסדו ki leolam chasdo, "because his mercy endureth for ever," at the end of every verse. See below. It seems to have been a responsive song: the first part of the verse sung by the Levites, the burden by the people. It has no title in the Hebrew, nor in any of the Versions. It was doubtless written after the captivity. The author is unknown.

Verse Psalms 136:1. O give thanks unto the Lord: for he is good — This sentiment often occurs: the goodness of the Divine nature, both as a ground of confidence and of thanksgiving.

For his mercy endureth for ever — These words, which are the burden of every verse, כי לעולם חסדו ki leolam chasdo, might be translated: "For his tender mercy is to the coming age:" meaning, probably, if the Psalm be prophetic, that peculiar display of his compassion, the redemption of the world by the Lord Jesus. These very words were prescribed by David as an acknowledgment, to be used continually in the Divine worship, see 1 Chronicles 16:41: also by Solomon, 2 Chronicles 7:3; 2 Chronicles 7:6, and observed by Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 20:21; all acknowledging that, however rich in mercy God was to them, the most extensive displays of his goodness were reserved for the age to come; see 1 Peter 1:10-12: "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired, and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you, - unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that preached the Gospel unto you by the power of the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven," &c.