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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 147. Psalm 136

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[¶0] 1 Praise Jehovah, for he is good, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶1] 2 Praise the God of gods, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶2] 3 Praise the Lord of lords, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶3] 4 Who hath done wonders great alone, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶4] 5 Who hath made the heavens in wisdom, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶5] 6 Who hath stretched out the earth above the waters, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶6] 7 Who hath made the great lights, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶7] 8 The sun for rule by day, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶8] 9 The moon and stars for rule by night, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶9] 10 Who smote the Egyptians in their first born, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶10] 11 And brought out Israel from the midst of them, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶11] 12 With a hand of strength and an arm stretched out, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶12] 13 Who divided the Red Sea into divisions, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶13] 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶14] 15 And cast Pharaoh and his host headlong into the Red Sea, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶15] 16 And led his people through the wilderness, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶16] 17 Who smote great kings, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶17] 18 And slew renowned kings, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶18] 19 Sihon, king of the Arnorites, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶19] 20 And Og, the king of Bashan, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶20] 21 And gave their land for an heritage, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶21] 22 An heritage to Israel his servant, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶22] 23 Who in our humiliation remembered us, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶23] 24 And rescued us from our oppressors, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶24] 25 Who giveth food to all flesh, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

[¶25] 26 Make acknowledgments to the God of heavens, For to everlasting endureth his mercy.