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19. Psalm 136 is the 136th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.
In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 136. In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "Super flumina Babylonis ". [1] The psalm is a communal lament about remembering Zion, and yearning for Jerusalem while dwelling in exile during the Babylonian captivity.
The New Living Translation (NLT) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published in 1996 by Tyndale House Foundation , the NLT was created "by 90 leading Bible scholars." [ 4 ] The NLT relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts.
Psalm 146 is the first of five final concluding praise Psalms in the Book of Psalms. [4] These psalms are not attributed to David; in the Septuagint, Psalms 145 (this psalm) to 148 are given the title "of Haggai and Zechariah ". [5] Psalms 146 and 147 are seen by some as twin Psalms. [6]
The term Great Hallel (Hallel HaGadol) is used to refer to Psalm 136; according to other opinions in the Talmud, Great Hallel refers to either Psalms 135–136 or 134–136. [13] Each verse of Psalm 136 concludes with the refrain "for his mercy endures forever" and it contains mention of twenty-six acts of Divine kindness and sustenance for the ...
YHVH is praised as the God of creation, the Exodus, and the conquering of Canaan. People: Lord יהוה YHVH God Places: Heaven - Ancient Egypt - Bashan Related Articles: Psalm 136 - Mercy - Creator deity - Plagues of Egypt - The Exodus - Crossing the Red Sea - Pharaoh of the Exodus - Sihon king of the Amorites - Og king of Bashan - Israelites
Psalm 136 there is Psalm 137 in the King James Bible. Van Nuffel set the psalm in 1916 for a mixed choir of four to six parts and organ (or orchestra). [1] [2] It has been called the starting point of his psalm settings. [1] The psalm was published by the Schwann Verlag (now part of Edition Peters), which published also other works of the ...
Meter. 7.7.7.7. Melody. "Monkland" by John Bernard Wilkes. Let us with a gladsome mind is a hymn written in 1623 by John Milton, a pupil at St. Paul's School, [1] at the age of 15 as a paraphrase of Psalm 136. It was set to music as the hymn tune known as Monkland by the organist John Bernard Wilkes using a melody written by John Antes.