Psalm 136

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biblical psalm hymn of thanksgiving liturgical text

Psalm 136 is a biblical hymn of thanksgiving and praise, notable for its recurring refrain “for his steadfast love endures forever” and its recounting of God’s mighty acts in Israel’s history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Psalm 136 canonical 3
Great Hallel 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm ⓘ
hymn of thanksgiving ⓘ
liturgical text ⓘ
associatedWith Psalm 136 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Great Hallel
canonicalStatus part of the Christian canon ⓘ
part of the Jewish canon ⓘ
emphasizesAttributeOfGod faithfulness ⓘ
goodness ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
power ⓘ
steadfast love ⓘ
focus God as Creator ⓘ
God as Lord of history ⓘ
God as Redeemer of Israel ⓘ
genre hymn ⓘ
liturgical psalm ⓘ
thanksgiving psalm ⓘ
hasAlternativeNumbering 135 in the Septuagint ⓘ
135 in the Vulgate ⓘ
hasCanonicalNumber 136 ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian worship ⓘ
Jewish worship ⓘ
festive occasions ⓘ
mentionsEvent bringing Israel out of Egypt ⓘ
creation of the earth ⓘ
creation of the heavens ⓘ
defeat of Og king of Bashan ⓘ
defeat of Sihon king of the Amorites ⓘ
dividing the Red Sea ⓘ
giving their land as a heritage ⓘ
leading Israel through the wilderness ⓘ
striking down the firstborn of Egypt ⓘ
openingWordsEnglish Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good ⓘ
partOf Psalms ⓘ
surface form: Book of Psalms

Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament
refrain for his steadfast love endures forever ⓘ
refrainFrequency every verse ⓘ
structure series of historical and theological statements followed by a fixed refrain ⓘ
theme covenant faithfulness ⓘ
creation ⓘ
exodus from Egypt ⓘ
history of Israel ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ
steadfast love of God ⓘ
thanksgiving ⓘ
tradition Christian ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parting of the Sea of Reeds → mentionedIn → Psalm 136 ⓘ
Psalm 135 → relatedTo → Psalm 136 ⓘ
Sihon king of the Amorites → mentionedIn → Psalm 136 ⓘ
Psalm 136 → associatedWith → Psalm 136 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Hallel