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to him who doesלְעֹשֵׂהgreatגְּדֹלוֹתwondersנִפְלָאוֹתalone,לְבַדּוֹforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:4
Study it in the app“to him who does great wonders alone, for his loyal love is forever.”
A litany repeats in every line: his steadfast love is foreverFaithfulnessA choir of thanks where every verse ends the same: his loyal love is foreverJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:4, word by word
- to him who doesעֹשֵׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- greatגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- wondersנִפְלָאוֹתniflaot
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “niflaot” appears- aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” 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
The context
3Give thanks to the Lord of the lords, for his loyal love is forever.
4 · This verse (above)
5to him who made the heavens with understanding, for his loyal love is forever.