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The Psalm singing on this MP3 (digital download) covers Psalm 136:1-6 & 25-26, as sung to the tune Shepherd, from the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter.

1    Give thanks to God, for good is he:

          for mercy hath he ever.

2    Thanks to the God of gods give ye:

          for his grace faileth never.

3    Thanks give the Lord of lords unto:

          for mercy hath he ever.

4    Who only wonders great can do:

          for his grace faileth never.

5     Who by his wisdom made heav'ns high:

          for mercy hath he ever.

6     Who stretch'd the earth above the sea:

          for his grace faileth never.

25   Who doth all flesh with food relieve:

          for he hath mercy ever.

26   Thanks to the God of heaven give:

          for his grace faileth never.

John Brown of Haddington's notes on Psalm 136 follow:

 This psalm is a continued exhortation to praise the Lord for the perpetual displays of his mercy. The hearty singing of it has been honoured with the most signal appearances of God's kindness, 2 Chron. 5:13 and 20:21-22. We are in it directed to praise God, (1.) As great and good in himself, ver. 1-4. (2.) As the Creator of all things, ver 5-9. (3.) As the God and Saviour of Israel, who brought them out of Egypt, through the Red sea and wilderness, and who cast out the nations, and gave them the possession of Canaan, ver. 10-22. (4.) As our gracious and condescending Redeemer, ver. 23-24. (5.) As the great and sovereign Benefactor of all creatures, ver. 25-26.

While I sing it, let my heart be melted, and all-inflamed, with the loving-kindness and mercy of God in Christ. Let me behold, believe, and admire the unbounded extent, and everlasting duration thereof.

From: THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE (The Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650) by the Westminster Assembly, Covenanted Church of Scotland General Assembly and Francis Rouse (1646-1650), With Notes Exhibiting the Connection, Explaining the Sense, and for Directing and Animating the Devotion On Each Psalm by John Brown Of Haddington (from the 1844 edition of this Psalter published by Robert Carter, New York).

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