Psalm 136

God’s Work in Creation and in History

¹O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
²O give thanks to the God of gods,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
³O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;

¹⁰who struck Egypt through their firstborn,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹¹and brought Israel out from among them,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹²with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹³who divided the Red Sea^* in two,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁴and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁵but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,^*
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;