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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 136 -

His loving devotion endures forever

(2 Chronicles 7:1-3)
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Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is eternal.(a)
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Confess to the God of gods, for his mercy is eternal.
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Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
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He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.
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He made the heavens with understanding, for his mercy is eternal.
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He established the earth above the waters, for his mercy is eternal.
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He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:
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the sun to rule the day, for his mercy is eternal:
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the moon and the stars to rule the night, for his mercy is eternal.
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He struck Egypt along with their first-born, for his mercy is eternal.
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He led Israel away from their midst, for his mercy is eternal:
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with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, for his mercy is eternal.
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He divided the Red Sea into separate parts, for his mercy is eternal.
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And he led out Israel through the middle of it, for his mercy is eternal.
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And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.
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He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.
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He has struck great kings, for his mercy is eternal.
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And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:
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Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his mercy is eternal:
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and Og, king of Bashan, for his mercy is eternal.
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And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:
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as an inheritance for his servant Israel, for his mercy is eternal.
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For he was mindful of us in our humiliation, for his mercy is eternal.
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And he redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy is eternal.
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He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.
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Confess to the God of heaven, for his mercy is eternal.
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Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.

Footnotes

(a)135:1 Praise the Lord:By this invitation to praise the Lord, thrice repeated, we profess the Blessed Trinity, One God in three distinct Persons, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost.(Challoner)

His loving devotion endures forever

(2 Chronicles 7:1-3)
1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2
Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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to him who struck great kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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and killed mighty kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Og king of Bashan, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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even a heritage to Israel his servant, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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and has delivered us from our adversaries, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.