Psalm 136, Chant B

 

Psalm 136   Confitemini

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

2 Give thanks to the God of gods, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

4 Who only does great won-ders, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

5 Who by wisdom made the hea-vens, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

6 Who spread out the earth upon the wa-ters, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

7 Who created great lights, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

8 The sun to rule the day, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

9 The moon and the stars to govern the night, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

10 Who struck down the firstborn of E-gypt, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

11 And brought out Israel from a-mong them, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

12 With a mighty hand and a stretched-out arm, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

13 Who divided the Red Sea in two, *
for is mercy endures for e-ver.

14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

15 But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

16 Who led his people through the wil-derness, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

17 Who struck down great kings, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

18 And slew mighty kings, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

19 Sihon, king of the Am-orites, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

20 And Og, the king of Ba-shan, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

21 And gave away their lands for an in-her-itance, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

22 An inheritance for Israel his ser-vant, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

23 Who remembered us in our low e-state, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

24 And delivered us from our en-emies, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver;

25 Who gives food to all crea-tures, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

26 Give thanks to the God of hea-ven, *
for his mercy endures for e-ver.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir-it: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. A-men.