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| 1 Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness. |
Endureth for ever – To a full completeness. R5427:3
The wrath of God is always just, and tempered with mercy. R5427:3, R3283:4, R2613:2
This Psalms was probably sung by the Levites and the people of Israel at the dedication of Solomon's Temple. R3283:4, R4297:1
Therefore, the punishment of the wicked will end sometime. R236:4, R356:2
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| 2 Give ye thanks to the God of gods, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 3 Give ye thanks to the Lord of lords, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 4 To Him doing great wonders by Himself alone, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 5 To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 6 To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
Stretched out the earth – By gathering together the waters into seas; by convulsions of earth casting up mountain ranges and depressing other parts for the gatherings of waters, seas. R1813:1
Above the waters – Higher than the waters. R1813:1 Psalms 136:8
The sun to rule – Not the limitation of its usefulness; only that which specially pertains to man and the earth, his home, is mentioned. R1812:6
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| 7 To Him making great lights, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 8 The sun to rule by day, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 10 To Him smiting Egypt in their first-born, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
Endureth for ever – To a full completeness. R5427:3
God's mercy towards human sinners will endure until Christ makes an end of it in the close of the Millennial age. R1454:1
Not limited to the present life. During the Millennial age the hand that smote will be turned to heal. R5427:3; A256
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| 11 And bringing forth Israel from their midst, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 12 By a strong hand, and a stretched-out-arm, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 13 To Him cutting the sea of Suph into parts, For to the age [is] His kindness, |
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| 14 And caused Israel to pass through its midst, For to the age [is] His kindness, |
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| 15 And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the sea of Suph, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
Overthrew Pharaoh – Type of Satan. F458
In the Red sea – Type of the Second Death. F459
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| 16 To Him leading His people in a wilderness, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 17 To Him smiting great kings, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 18 Yea, He doth slay honourable kings, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 19 Even Sihon king of the Amorite, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 20 And Og king of Bashan, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 21 And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 22 An inheritance to Israel His servant, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 23 Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 24 And He delivereth us from our adversaries, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 25 Giving food to all flesh, For to the age [is] His kindness. |
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| 26 Give ye thanks to the God of the heavens, For to the age [is] His kindness! |
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