Psalm 151 136 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

PSALM 136 Second Version

¹ Praise God, for he is kind: His mercy lasts for aye

² Give thanks with heart and mind To God of gods alway: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

³ The Lord of lords praise ye, Whose mercies still endure.

⁴ Great wonders only he Doth work by his great pow'r For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

⁵ Which God omnipotent, By might and wisdom high, The heav'n and firmament Did frame, as we may see: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

⁶ To him who did outstretch This earth so great and wide, Above the waters' reach Making it to abide: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

⁷ Great lights he made to be; For his grace lasteth aye:

⁸ Such as the sun we see, To rule the lightsome day: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

⁹ Also the moon so clear, Which shineth in our sight; The stars that do appear, To guide the darksome night: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹⁰ To him that Egypt smote, Who did his message scorn; And in his anger hot Did kill all their first-born: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹¹ Thence Isr'el out he brought; For his grace lasteth ever.

¹² With a strong hand he wrought, And stretch'd-out arm deliver: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹³ The sea he cut in two; For his grace lasteth still.

¹⁴ And through its midst to go Made his own Israel: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹⁵ But overwhelm'd and lost Was proud king Pharaoh, With all his mighty host, And chariots there also: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹⁶ To him who pow'rfully His chosen people led, Ev'n through the desert dry, And in that place them fed: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹⁷ To him great kings who smote; For his grace hath no bound.

¹⁸ Who slew, and spared not Kings famous and renown'd: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

¹⁹ Sihon the Am'rites' king; For his grace lasteth ever:

²⁰ Og also, who did reign The land of Bashan over: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

²¹ Their land by lot he gave; For his grace faileth never,

²² That Isr'el might it have In heritage for ever: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

²³ Who hath remembered Us in our low estate;

²⁴ And us delivered From foes which did us hate: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.

²⁵ Who to all flesh gives food; For his grace faileth never

²⁶ Give thanks to God most good, The God of heav'n, for ever: For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally.