Psalms 136 · Geneva Bible Notes (1599)
O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his (a) mercy [endureth] for ever. (a) By this repetition he shows that the least of God's benefits bind us to thanksgiving: but chiefly his mercy, which is principally declared towards his Church. Psalms 136:6
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his (b) mercy [endureth] for ever. (b) This was a common kind of thanksgiving, which the whole people used, when they had received any benefit from God, as in ( Ch2 7:6 , Ch2 20:21 ), meaning that God was not only merciful to their fathers, but also continued the same to their posterity. Psalms 136:11
And (c) brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: (c) God's merciful providence toward man appears in all his creatures, but chiefly in that he delivered his Church from the clutches of their enemies. Psalms 136:12
With a strong hand, and with a (d) stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. (d) In doing such a work as was never done before, nor that any other could do. Psalms 136:16
To him which led his people through the (e) wilderness: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. (e) Where for the space of forty years he showed infinite and most strange wonders. Psalms 136:18
And slew (f) famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: (f) Declaring by it that no power or authority was so dear to him as the love of his Church. Psalms 136:23
Who remembered us in our (g) low estate: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: (g) In our greatest affliction and slavery when we looked for nothing less than to have had any help. Psalms 136:25
Who giveth food to all (h) flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. (h) Seeing that God provides even for the beasts much more has he care over his. Psalms 136:26
(i) O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. (i) Seeing that all ages have had most plain testimonies of God's benefits.