Psalms 136
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion:
1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments.
2Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.
3For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.
3Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness endures forever;
4How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land?
4to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.
5to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
6Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
7to him who made the great lights, for his loving kindness endures forever;
8O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.
8the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness endures forever;
9Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock.
9the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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10to him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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11and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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12with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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13to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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14and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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15but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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16to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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17to him who struck great kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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18and killed mighty kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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19Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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20Og king of Bashan, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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21and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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22even a heritage to Israel his servant, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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23who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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24and has delivered us from our adversaries, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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25who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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26Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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