Revised Version 1895
Psalms 136:4
4To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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
2O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3O give thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5To him that by understanding made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6To him that spread forth the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:4 word by word
לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת גְּדֹל֣וֹת לְבַדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 136:4
- Psalms 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things:
- Psalms 86:10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
- Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Job 5:9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number:
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
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
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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
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