Psalms — Chapter 136
Praise GOD, who is good,—whose steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the God of gods,—whose steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the Sovereign of sovereigns,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who alone works great marvels,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who made the heavens with wisdom,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who spread the earth over the water,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who made the great lights,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
the sun to dominate the day,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
the moon and the stars to dominate the night,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who struck Egypt through their first-born,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
and brought Israel out of their midst,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
with a strong hand and outstretched arm,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who split apart the Sea of Reeds,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
and made Israel pass through it,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Sea of Reeds,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who led this people through the wilderness,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who struck down great kings,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
and slew mighty kings,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Sihon, king of the Amorites,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Og, king of Bashan,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
and gave their land as a heritage,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
a heritage to Israel—God’s servant,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who took note of us in our degradation,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
and rescued us from our enemies,—whose steadfast love is eternal;
Who gives food to all flesh,—whose steadfast love is eternal.
Praise the God of heaven,—whose steadfast love is eternal.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
The Path to Wisdom
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Tao Te Ching 33
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
Quran 39:9
“Are those who know equal to those who do not know?”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”