God's Love Never Fails
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min read
Psalm 136Contemporary English Version (CEV)
God’s Love Never Fails
136 Praise the Lord! He is good. God’s love never fails. 2 Praise the God of all gods. God’s love never fails. 3 Praise the Lord of lords. God’s love never fails.
4 Only God works great miracles.[a] God’s love never fails. 5 With wisdom he made the sky. God’s love never fails. 6 The Lord stretched the earth over the ocean. God’s love never fails. 7 He made the bright lights in the sky. God’s love never fails. 8 He lets the sun rule each day. God’s love never fails. 9 He lets the moon and the stars rule each night. God’s love never fails.
10 God struck down the first-born in every Egyptian family. God’s love never fails. 11 He rescued Israel from Egypt. God’s love never fails. 12 God used his great strength and his powerful arm. God’s love never fails. 13 He split the Red Sea[b] apart. God’s love never fails.
14 The Lord brought Israel safely through the sea. God’s love never fails. 15 He destroyed the Egyptian king and his army there. God’s love never fails. 16 The Lord led his people through the desert. God’s love never fails.
17 Our God defeated mighty kings. God’s love never fails. 18 And he killed famous kings. God’s love never fails. 19 One of them was Sihon, king of the Amorites. God’s love never fails. 20 Another was King Og of Bashan. God’s love never fails. 21 God took away their land. God’s love never fails. 22 He gave their land to Israel, the people who serve him. God’s love never fails.
23 God saw the trouble we were in. God’s love never fails. 24 He rescued us from our enemies. God’s love never fails. 25 He gives food to all who live. God’s love never fails.
26 Praise God in heaven! God’s love never fails.
Footnotes:
136.4 great miracles: One Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation have “miracles.”
136.13 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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