Psalms 136:2

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Psalms 136:2


← Psalms 136:1 Psalms 136:2 (KJV) Psalms 136:3 →
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.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

O give thanksH3034 unto the GodH430 of godsH430: for his mercyH2617 endureth for everH5769.


Original Hebrew

הֹודוּ לֵאלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי לְעֹולָם חַסְדֹּו׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
ה֭וֹדוּ
Ho.du H3034 HVhv2mp give thanks
לֵֽ/אלֹהֵ֣י
le./lo.Hei H430 HR/Ncmpc to/ (the) God of
הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ha./'E.lo.Him H430 HTd/Ncmpa the/ gods
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
  • H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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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