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1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods; for his loving kindness endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords; for his loving kindness endures forever:
4 To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever:
5 To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:
6 To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:
7 To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:
8 The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:
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 loving kindness endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving kindness endures forever:
13 To him who divided the Red Sea apart; for his loving kindness endures forever;
14 And made Israel to pass through the middle of it; for his loving kindness endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for his loving kindness endures forever:
16 To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his loving kindness endures forever:
17 To him who struck great kings; for his loving kindness endures forever;
18 And killed mighty kings; for his loving kindness endures forever:
19 Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever;
20 Og king of Bashan; for his loving kindness endures forever;
21 And gave their land as an inheritance; for his loving kindness endures forever;
22 Even a heritage to Israel his servant; for his loving kindness endures forever:
23 Who remembered us in our low estate; for his loving kindness endures forever;
24 And has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:
25 Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.
26 Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving kindness endures forever.

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Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 136:1–26 (166 words)
1
  1. הוֹד֣וּhôdûyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
  2. לַיהוָ֣הlayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. כִּיkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  4. ט֑וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
2
  1. ה֭וֹדוּhôdûyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
  2. לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יlēʾlōhêelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  3. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhāʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
3
  1. ה֭וֹדוּhôdûyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
  2. לַאֲדֹנֵ֣יlaʾădōnêadown: sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)H113
  3. הָאֲדֹנִ֑יםhāʾădōnîmadown: sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)H113
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
4
  1. לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤הlĕʿōśē`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  2. נִפְלָא֣וֹתniplāʾôtpala': (properly, literally or figuratively) perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguishH6381
  3. גְּדֹל֣וֹתgĕdōlôtgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  4. לְבַדּ֑וֹlĕbaddôbad: (properly) separation; (by implication) a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carryingH905
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
5
  1. לְעֹשֵׂ֣הlĕʿōśē`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  2. הַ֭שָּׁמַיִםhaššāmayimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  3. בִּתְבוּנָ֑הbitbûnâtabuwn: intelligence; (by implication) an argumentH8394
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
6
  1. לְרֹקַ֣עlĕrōqaʿraqa`: to pound the earth (as a sign of passion)H7554
  2. הָ֭אָרֶץhāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  3. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  4. הַמָּ֑יִםhammāyimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
7
  1. לְ֭עֹשֵׂהlĕʿōśē`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  2. אוֹרִ֣יםʾôrîmowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  3. גְּדֹלִ֑יםgĕdōlîmgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
8
  1. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  2. הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁhaššemešshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  3. לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתlĕmemšeletmemshalah: rule; (concretely, in plural) a realm or a rulerH4475
  4. בַּיּ֑וֹםbayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
9
  1. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  2. הַיָּרֵ֣חַhayyārēaḥyareach: the moonH3394
  3. וְ֭כוֹכָבִיםwĕkôkābîmkowkab: a star (as round or as shining); (figuratively) a princeH3556
  4. לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹתlĕmemšĕlôtmemshalah: rule; (concretely, in plural) a realm or a rulerH4475
  5. בַּלָּ֑יְלָהballāyĕlâlayil: (properly) a twist (away of the light), i.e. nightH3915
  6. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  8. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
10
  1. לְמַכֵּ֣הlĕmakkēnakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
  2. מִ֭צְרַיִםmiṣrayimMitsrayim: Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptH4714
  3. בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶ֑םbibkôrêhembkowr: firstborn; (hence) chiefH1060
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
11
  1. וַיּוֹצֵ֣אwayyôṣēʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  2. יִ֭שְׂרָאֵלyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. מִתּוֹכָ֑םmittôkāmtavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
12
  1. בְּיָ֣דbĕyādyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  2. חֲ֭זָקָהḥăzāqâchazaq: strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)H2389
  3. וּבִזְר֣וֹעַûbizrôaʿzrowa`: the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the forelegH2220
  4. נְטוּיָ֑הnĕṭûyânatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
13
  1. לְגֹזֵ֣רlĕgōzērgazar: to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decideH1504
  2. יַםyamyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  3. ס֭וּףsûpcuwph: a reed, especially the papyrusH5488
  4. לִגְזָרִ֑יםligzārîmgezer: something cut off; a portionH1506
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
14
  1. וְהֶעֱבִ֣ירwĕheʿĕbîr`abar: to cross overH5674
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. בְּתוֹכ֑וֹbĕtôkôtavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
15
  1. וְנִ֘עֵ֤רwĕniʿērna`ar: to tumble aboutH5287
  2. פַּרְעֹ֣הparʿōPar`oh: Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547
  3. וְחֵיל֣וֹwĕḥêlôchayil: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428
  4. בְיַםbĕyamyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  5. ס֑וּףsûpcuwph: a reed, especially the papyrusH5488
  6. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  8. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
16
  1. לְמוֹלִ֣יךְlĕmôlîkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. עַ֭מּוֹʿammô`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
  3. בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רbammidbārmidbar: a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven)H4057
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
17
  1. לְ֭מַכֵּהlĕmakkēnakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
  2. מְלָכִ֣יםmĕlākîmmelek: a kingH4428
  3. גְּדֹלִ֑יםgĕdōlîmgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
18
  1. וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגwayyahărōgharag: to smite with deadly intentH2026
  2. מְלָכִ֣יםmĕlākîmmelek: a kingH4428
  3. אַדִּירִ֑יםʾaddîrîmaddiyr: wide; (generally) largeH117
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
19
  1. לְ֭סִיחוֹןlĕsîḥônCiychown: tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish kingH5511
  2. מֶ֣לֶךְmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  3. הָאֱמֹרִ֑יhāʾĕmōrîEmoriy: thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH567
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
20
  1. וּ֭לְעוֹגûlĕʿôg`Owg: round; Og, a king of BashanH5747
  2. מֶ֣לֶךְmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  3. הַבָּשָׁ֑ןhabbāšānBashan: Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanH1316
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
21
  1. וְנָתַ֣ןwĕnātannathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. אַרְצָ֣םʾarṣāmerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  3. לְנַחֲלָ֑הlĕnaḥălânachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
22
  1. נַ֭חֲלָהnaḥălânachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  2. לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לlĕyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. עַבְדּ֑וֹʿabdô`ebed: a servantH5650
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
23
  1. שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּšebbĕšiplēnûshephel: an humble rankH8216
  2. זָ֣כַרzākarzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
  3. לָ֑נוּlānû
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
24
  1. וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּwayyiprĕqēnûparaq: to break off or crunch; (figuratively) to deliverH6561
  2. מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּmiṣṣārênûtsar: narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble)H6862
  3. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  4. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  5. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
25
  1. נֹתֵ֣ןnōtēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. לֶ֭חֶםleḥemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
  3. לְכָלlĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. בָּשָׂ֑רbāśārbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  5. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
26
  1. ה֭וֹדוּhôdûyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
  2. לְאֵ֣לlĕʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
  3. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaššāmāyimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  4. כִּ֖יkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  6. חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617

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Strong's words in Psalms 136 (6)
Strong's H2617 חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥasdô)
checed (kheh'-sed) n-m. 1. kindness 2. (by implication, towards God) piety 3. (by opposition, rarely) reproof 4. (subjectively) beauty [from H2616] KJV: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing. Root(s): H2616. Appears 26 times in Psalms 136.
Strong's H5769 לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lĕʿôlām)
`owlam (o-lawm') (or lolam {o-lawm'}) n-m. 1. (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing point 2. (generally) time out of mind (past or future) 3. (practically) eternity 4. (frequentatively, adverbially, especially with prepositional prefix) always [from H5956] KJV: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Root(s): H5956 Compare: H5331, H5703. Appears 26 times in Psalms 136.
Strong's H3034 הוֹד֣וּ (hôdû)
yadah (yaw-daw') v. 1. (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the hand 2. (physically) to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away 3. (especially) to revere or worship (with extended hands) 4. (intensively) to bemoan (by wringing the hands) [a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027] KJV: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving). Root(s): H3027. Appears 4 times in Psalms 136.
Strong's H4428 מְלָכִ֣ים (mĕlākîm)
melek (meh'-lek) n-m. 1. a king [from H4427] KJV: king, royal. Root(s): H4427. Appears 4 times in Psalms 136.
Strong's H1419 גְּדֹל֣וֹת (gĕdōlôt)
gadowl (gaw-dole') (or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}) adj. 1. great (in any sense) 2. (hence) older 3. also insolent [from H1431] KJV: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very. Root(s): H1431. Appears 3 times in Psalms 136.
Strong's H3478 יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל (yiśrāʾēl)
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') n/p. 1. he will rule as God 2. Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob 3. (typically) of his posterity [from H8280 and H410] KJV: Israel. Root(s): H8280, H410. Appears 3 times in Psalms 136.

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