Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving kindness endures forever.
- KJV O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- NKJV Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.
- NASB Give thanks to the God of heaven, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
- NLT Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.
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Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His love endures forever, closing the psalm.
Overview
The litany ends as it began, with a call to thanksgiving anchored in God's everlasting love. He is exalted as the God of heaven, ruler over all. The final refrain leaves the worshiper resting in the certainty that the love of God, displayed throughout history and fulfilled in Christ, will never end.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 136:1–3Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Jonah 1:9“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
- Neh 1:4When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
- Ps 123:1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
- Ps 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
- Rev 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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