Psalm 136
Contemporary English Version

God's Love Never Fails

1 Praise the Lord! He is good.

God's love never fails.

2Praise the God of all gods.

God's love never fails.

3Praise the Lord of lords.

God's love never fails.

4Only God works great miracles.+

God's love never fails.

5 With wisdom he made the sky.

God's love never fails.

6 The Lord stretched the earth

over the ocean.

God's love never fails.

7 He made the bright lights

in the sky.

God's love never fails.

8He lets the sun rule each day.

God's love never fails.

9He lets the moon and the stars

rule each night.

God's love never fails.

10 God struck down the first-born

in every Egyptian family.

God's love never fails.

11 He rescued Israel from Egypt.

God's love never fails.

12God used his great strength

and his powerful arm.

God's love never fails.

13 He split the Red Sea+ apart.

God's love never fails.

14The Lord brought Israel safely

through the sea.

God's love never fails.

15He destroyed the Egyptian king

and his army there.

God's love never fails.

16The Lord led his people

through the desert.

God's love never fails.

17Our God defeated mighty kings.

God's love never fails.

18And he killed famous kings.

God's love never fails.

19 One of them was Sihon,

king of the Amorites.

God's love never fails.

20 Another was King Og of Bashan.

God's love never fails.

21God took away their land.

God's love never fails.

22He gave their land to Israel,

the people who serve him.

God's love never fails.

23God saw the trouble we were in.

God's love never fails.

24He rescued us from our enemies.

God's love never fails.

25He gives food to all who live.

God's love never fails.

26Praise God in heaven!

God's love never fails.




Footnotes:

136.4 great miracles: One Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation have “miracles.”
136.13 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.


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