The Enduring Love of the Creator and Saving God of the Exodus

136:1–26 Like Psalm 135, this one is hymnic praise with a historical content. Verses 17–22 are, in fact, virtually identical to 135:10–12. But the point of Psalm 136 is decidedly different. While it does direct praise to the God of gods and the Lord of lords (vv. 2–3), its emphasis is not on Yahweh’s defeat of the nations but on his saving acts and compassion to Israel (v. 11) a…