GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD!

"GIVE THANKS to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever." (Read: Psalm 136).

The hymn opens on a note of thanksgiving familiar from other psalms. However, this psalm is different in that it repeats the liturgical formula "His love endures forever" after every colon. The reason for praising the Lord lies in his beneficent acts. Since he is "the God of gods" and "the Lord of lords," he alone is to be thanked for all the acts in creation and in redemption.

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Give thanks means 'to give public acknowledgment"; it is one of the principal words for praise in the Psalms (35:18; 105:1; 122:4). Mercy, which may also be translated 'loyal love," is the most significant term used in the Psalms to describe the character of God. His mercy is 'forever", it is part of His eternal character. God of gods: The poet uses Hebrew superlatives to proclaim the Lord as the Supreme Deity. {THE NKJV STUDY BIBLE Second Edition}.

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