Psalm 136 Contemporary English Version

God's Love Never Fails

¹^(A) Praise the Lord! He is good.
    God's love never fails.
²Praise the God of all gods.
    God's love never fails.
³Praise the Lord of lords.
    God's love never fails.

⁴Only God works great miracles.^[a]
    God's love never fails.
⁵^(B) With wisdom he made the sky.
    God's love never fails.
⁶^(C) The Lord stretched the earth
over the ocean.
    God's love never fails.
⁷^(D) He made the bright lights
in the sky.
    God's love never fails.
⁸He lets the sun rule each day.
    God's love never fails.
⁹He lets the moon and the stars
rule each night.
    God's love never fails.

¹⁰^(E) God struck down the first-born
in every Egyptian family.
    God's love never fails.
¹¹^(F) He rescued Israel from Egypt.
    God's love never fails.
¹²God used his great strength
and his powerful arm.
    God's love never fails.
¹³^(G) He split the Red Sea^[b] apart.
    God's love never fails.

¹⁴The Lord brought Israel safely
through the sea.
    God's love never fails.
¹⁵He destroyed the Egyptian king
and his army there.
    God's love never fails.
¹⁶The Lord led his people
through the desert.
    God's love never fails.

¹⁷Our God defeated mighty kings.
    God's love never fails.
¹⁸And he killed famous kings.
    God's love never fails.
¹⁹^(H) One of them was Sihon,
king of the Amorites.
    God's love never fails.
²⁰^(I) Another was King Og of Bashan.
    God's love never fails.
²¹God took away their land.
    God's love never fails.
²²He gave their land to Israel,
the people who serve him.
    God's love never fails.

²³God saw the trouble we were in.
    God's love never fails.
²⁴He rescued us from our enemies.
    God's love never fails.
²⁵He gives food to all who live.
    God's love never fails.

²⁶Praise God in heaven!
God's love never fails.