Psalm 136-138

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136 ^(A)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(B)for his steadfast love endures for ever.
² Give thanks to ^(C)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever.
³ Give thanks to ^(D)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁴ to him who alone ^(E)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁵ to him who ^(F)by understanding ^(G)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁶ to him who ^(H)spread out the earth ^(I)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁷ to him who ^(J)made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁸ the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁹ the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁰ to him who ^(K)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹¹ and ^(L)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹² with ^(M)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹³ to him who ^(N)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
^14 (O)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁵ but ^(P)overthrew^[a] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁶ to him who ^(Q)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁷ to him ^(R)who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁹ Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁰ and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²¹ and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²² a heritage to Israel his ^(S)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever.
²³ It is he who ^(T)remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁴ and ^(U)rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁵ he who ^(V)gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever.
²⁶ Give thanks to ^(W)the God of heaven,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever.

137 By the waters of Babylon,
    there we sat down and wept,
    when we remembered Zion.
² On the willows^[b] there
    we hung up our lyres.
³ For there our captors
    required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
^4 (X)How shall we sing the Lord's song
    in a foreign land?
⁵ If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
    ^(Y)let my right hand forget its skill!
⁶ Let my ^(Z)tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
    if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
    above my highest joy!
⁷ Remember, O Lord, against the ^(AA)Edomites
    ^(AB)the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, ^(AC)“Lay it bare, lay it bare,
    down to its foundations!”
⁸ O daughter of Babylon, ^(AD)doomed to be destroyed,
    blessed shall he be who ^(AE)repays you
    with what you have done to us!
⁹ Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
    and ^(AF)dashes them against the rock!

138 ^(AG)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before ^(AH)the gods I sing your praise;
² I bow down ^(AI)towards your ^(AJ)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.^[c]
3 On the day I called, you answered me;
    my strength of soul you increased.^[d]
4 (AK)All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth,
⁵ and they shall sing of ^(AL)the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
^6 (AM)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.
^7 (AN)Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you ^(AO)preserve my life;
you ^(AP)stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
    and your ^(AQ)right hand delivers me.
⁸ The Lord will ^(AR)fulfil his purpose for me;
    ^(AS)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever.
    Do not forsake ^(AT)the work of your hands.