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OET (OET-RV) Give thanks to Yahweh, because he’s good,
⇔ because his loyal affection continues forever.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τῷ Δαυὶδ, Ἱερεμίου.
¶ Ἐπὶ τῶν ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν, καὶ ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐν τῷ μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς Σιών.
( Tōi Dawid, Hieremiou.
¶ Epi tōn potamōn Babulōnos ekei ekathisamen, kai eklausamen en tōi mnaʸsthaʸnai haʸmas taʸs Siōn. )

BrTr [fn]For David, a Psalm of Jeremias.
¶ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion.

ULT Oh, give thanks to Yahweh; for he is good,
⇔ for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.

UST Thank Yahweh because he does good things for us;
⇔ he will love us forever as he has promised.

OEB Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness:
⇔ for his kindness endures forever.

WEBBE Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
⇔ for his loving kindness endures forever.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
⇔ for his loyal love endures.

LSV Give thanks to YHWH,
For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time.

FBV Thank the Lord, because he is good! For his trustworthy love lasts forever.

T4T Thank Yahweh, because he does good things for us;
⇔ his faithful love for us endures forever.

LEB No LEB PSA 136:1 verse available

BBE O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Moff Hallelujah
⇔ Give thanks to the Eternal! – he is good,
⇔ his kindness never fails.

JPS O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.

ASV Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
⇔ For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

DRA Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion:

YLT Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness.

Drby Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

RV O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Wbstr O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

KJB-1769 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
(O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]O giue thankes vnto the LORD, for hee is good: for his mercy endureth for euer.
(¶ O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.)

136:1 Psa.106.1. and 107. 1. and 118. 1.

Bshps Confesse you it vnto the Lord, for he is gratious: and his mercy endureth for euer.
(Confesse you it unto the Lord, for he is gratious: and his mercy endureth forever.)

Gnva Praise ye the Lord, because he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord, because he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. )

Cvdl O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.
(O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever.)

Wyc The hundrid and sixe and thrittithe salm. On the floodis of Babiloyne there we saten, and wepten; while we bithouyten on Syon.
(The hundred and six and thrittithe psalm. On the floodis of Babiloyne there we saten, and weptn; while we bithouyten on Syon.)

Luth Danket dem HErr’s, denn er ist freundlich; denn seine Güte währet ewig
(Danket to_him LORD’s, because he is freundlich; because his Güte währet ewig)

ClVg Psalmus David, Jeremiæ. [Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus et flevimus, cum recordaremur Sion.[fn]
(Psalmus David, Yeremiæ. [Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus and flevimus, when/with recordaremur Sion. )

136.1 Psalmus David. CASS. Tertius psalmus de lamentatione Jerusalem, etc, usque ad hic autem de captivitate facta a Nabuchodonosor. AUG. Duæ civitates sunt permistæ corpore, etc., usque ad qui mente et desiderio sunt cives Jerusalem. Super flumina. CASS. Primo, captivandos longe post, etc., usque ad incipit desiderio patriæ, dicens: Super flumina, etc. Dum recordaremur, AUG. In hostili terra dulcis recordatio patriæ, etc., usque ad utrumque de Babylonia est.

136.1 Psalmus David. CASS. Tertius psalmus about lamentatione Yerusalem, etc, until to this however about captivitate facts from Nabuchodonosor. AUG. Duæ civitates are permistæ corpore, etc., until to who mente and desiderio are cives Yerusalem. Super flumina. CASS. Primo, captivandos longe post, etc., until to incipit desiderio patriæ, saying: Super flumina, etc. Dum recordaremur, AUG. In hostili earth/land dulcis recordatio patriæ, etc., until to utrumque about Babylonia it_is.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever love,his )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever love,his )

This is an exclamation that should be translated with whatever exclamation of emphasis you have in your language to make it sound natural.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

for his covenant faithfulness endures forever

(Some words not found in UHB: give_thanks to/for=YHWH that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when to,forever love,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “because he remains faithful to his covenant forever”

Parallel PSA 136:1

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