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Psalm 136:21-26

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21 And 1gave their land as a heritage, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
22 Even a heritage to Israel His 2servant, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
23 Who 3remembered us in our low estate, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
24 And has 4rescued us from our adversaries, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
25 Who 5gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the 6God of heaven, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
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Psalm 136:21-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 136

This psalm was very probably composed by David, and given to the Levites to sing every day, 1Ch 16:41. Solomon his son followed his example, and made use of them in singing at the dedication of the temple, 2Ch 7:3,6; as Jehoshaphat seems to have done when he went out to war against his enemies, 2Ch 20:21. The subject of it is much the same with the preceding psalm; its composition is very singular; the half of every verse: in it is, "for his mercy endureth for ever"; this is the burden of the song; and the design of it is to show, that all blessings of every kind flow from the grace, goodness, and mercy of God, which is constant and perpetual; and to impress a sense of it upon the minds of men: the inscription of the Syriac version is,

``it is said of Moses and Israel praising the Lord for those who were delivered; and concerning the deliverance of souls out of hell from Pharaoh, the devil, by Christ our Saviour, the Redeemer of them.''

R. Obadiah says it is an exhortation to the children of God in the days of the Messiah to praise the Lord.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 6

  • 1. Joshua 12:1
  • 2. Psalms 105:6; Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:4
  • 3. Psalms 9:12; Psalms 103:14; Psalms 106:45
  • 4. Judges 6:9; Nehemiah 9:28; Psalms 107:2
  • 5. Psalms 104:27; Psalms 145:15
  • 6. Genesis 24:3, 7; 2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:2; Ezra 5:11; Nehemiah 1:4
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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