His love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
4 to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.
10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.
13 to him who divided the Red Sea asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.
16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.
17 to him who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings—
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan—
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritance to his servant Israel.
His love endures forever.
23 He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures forever.
25 He gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.
Questions to consider:
- An easy one: why does the psalmist call us to give thanks to God?
- What do you take verse 5 to mean?
- Do you disagree with or have trouble with any part of this psalm? If so, why?
I like this psalm a lot because it reminds me of an old Chris Tomlin song (I've been singing it to myself as I've been writing this day's guide) that I used to listen to fairly often. To be honest, I didn't realize that the song was basically this psalm set to music, but now that I know it, I kind of think the song's even cooler. As a prayer response today, pick out your favorite 5 lines from this psalm that declare something great about God and make up your own song for them. You don't have to sing it out loud, and no one is going to judge you, but as you reflect on those statements of God, see if you aren't at least a little bit inspired to come up with a song yourself!
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