--- title: "Psalms 136 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Psalms 136 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/136)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/136)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/136) Audio 1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for *he is* good: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy *endureth* for ever:* 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy *endureth* for ever.* 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 22 *Even* an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy *endureth* for ever: 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy *endureth* for ever. [Psalms 135](/study/psalms/135) [Psalms 137](/study/psalms/137) ## Commentary To verse 1 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](/kjv/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](/kjv/1-chronicles/16/41): also by *Solomon*, [2 Chronicles 7:3](/kjv/2-chronicles/7/3); [2 Chronicles 7:6](/kjv/2-chronicles/7/6), and observed by *Jehoshaphat*, [2 Chronicles 20:21](/kjv/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](/kjv/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. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136","name":"Psalms 136 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Psalms 136 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary","name":"clarkes commentary"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms","name":"Psalms"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/136","name":"136"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```