Psalms 136:4

Psalms 136:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)to him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever;

Context of Psalms 136:4

2Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 3Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

Psalms 136:4 word by word

לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת גְּדֹל֣וֹת לְבַדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• aloneבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• wondersפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 136:4

• Psalms 72:18Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
• Psalms 86:10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?
• Job 5:9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true [are] thy ways, O King of nations.

Commentaries on Psalms 136:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4To him who alone doeth great wonders - Miracles; marvelous things; things which spring from his direct and absolute power; things lying beyond the range of natural laws. See the notes at Psalm 72:18. For his mercy … - For all these mighty wonders are performed in carrying out purposes of mercy. So the wonders which were done in Egypt were for the deliverance of an oppressed people; so the miracles performed by the Saviour and his apostles were to remove…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26This is the last of the Great Hallel psalms (Psalms 120–136). It uniquely repeats the phrase His loving devotion endures forever in every verse. The hymn begins and ends with a call to praise (Psalm 136:1–3, 26). It declares the Lord as the Creator of everything and the Redeemer of Israel, both in ancient times (Psalm 136:10–22) and in the recent past (136:23–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. alone--excluding all help.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4To Him Who performs great wonders alone In the beginning, no angel was created when He made the wonders: the heaven, the earth, the sun and the moon.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 136:4

• Blessing
• God Continued...
• Praise
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Exodus
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Sun
• Celebrate
• Egypt
• Lovingkindness
• Psalms, Book of
• Sirach, Book of
• Song of the Three Children

Commentaries on Psalms 136

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings