Psalms 136:1

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Psalms 136:1


← Psalms 135:21 Psalms 136:1 (KJV) Psalms 136:2 →
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

O give thanksH3034 unto the LORDH3068; for he is goodH2896: for his mercyH2617 endureth for everH5769.


Original Hebrew

הֹודוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טֹוב כִּי לְעֹולָם חַסְדֹּו׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
הוֹד֣וּ
ho.Du H3034 HVhv2mp give thanks
לַ/יהוָ֣ה
la./Yah.weh H3068 HR/Np to/ Yahweh
כִּי
ki- H3588 HC for
ט֑וֹב
Tov H2896 HAamsa (he is) good
כִּ֖י
ki H3588 HC for
לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם
le./'o.Lam H5769 HR/Ncmsa (is) for/ ever
חַסְדּֽ/וֹ
chas.D/o H2617 HNcmsc/Sp3ms covenant loyalty/ his
Strong's References
  • H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד (châçad) H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
  • H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
  • H3034 — יָדָה (yâdâh, yaw-daw'): a primitive root; used only as denominative from יָד (yâd) H3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands); cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם (ʻôlâm); from עָלַם (ʻâlam) H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח (netsach) H5331, עַד (ʻad) H5703.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
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