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Give thanksהוֹדוּto the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof the gods,הָאֱלֹהִיםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:2
Study it in the app“Give thanks to the Elohim of the gods, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulnessA song that repeats that his steadfast love is foreverLoveA choir of thanks where every verse ends the same: his loyal love is foreverJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:2, word by word
- Give thanksהוֹדוּhodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodu” appears- to the Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“The Elohim of the gods”: the same expression appears in Deuteronomy 10:17, together with “the Lord of the lords” (verse 3).
The context
1Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
2 · This verse (above)
3Give thanks to the Lord of the lords, for his loyal love is forever.