Psalm 136:16
New International Version
to him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever.

New Living Translation
Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Berean Standard Bible
He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endures forever;

New American Standard Bible
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His faithfulness is everlasting;

NASB 1995
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

NASB 1977
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Legacy Standard Bible
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Amplified Bible
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Christian Standard Bible
He led his people in the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He led His people in the wilderness. His love is eternal.

American Standard Version
To him that led his people through the wilderness; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Contemporary English Version
The Lord led his people through the desert. God's love never fails.

English Revised Version
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert- because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
He led his people through the desert; his love is eternal.

International Standard Version
To the one who led his people into the wilderness, for his gracious love is everlasting—

Majority Standard Bible
He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

NET Bible
to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures,

New Heart English Bible
To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Webster's Bible Translation
To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
To Him leading His people in a wilderness, "" For His kindness [is] for all time.

Young's Literal Translation
To Him leading His people in a wilderness, For to the age is His kindness.

Smith's Literal Translation
To him causing his people to go into the desert: for his mercy is forever.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who led his people through the desert: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.

New American Bible
Who led the people through the desert, for his mercy endures forever;

New Revised Standard Version
who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his mercy endures for ever.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To him who led his people in the desert, for his mercies are to eternity.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
To Him that led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever
15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever. 16He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever. 17He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.…

Cross References
Exodus 13:18
So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

Nehemiah 9:19-21
You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Isaiah 63:11-14
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 10:1-2
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Exodus 14:21-22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

Numbers 14:33-34
Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness. / In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.

Deuteronomy 29:5
For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.

Joshua 24:7
So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

Psalm 78:52-53
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. / He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

Psalm 105:39-41
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. / They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. / He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Hebrews 3:16-18
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?

Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.


Treasury of Scripture

To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.

Psalm 77:20
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 13:18
But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 15:22
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

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Psalm 136
1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.














led His people
This phrase highlights the active guidance and leadership of God over the Israelites. The Hebrew root for "led" is "נָחָה" (nahah), which conveys the idea of leading with care and purpose. Historically, this reflects the journey of the Israelites through the wilderness, where God provided direction and sustenance. This leadership is not just a physical guidance but also a spiritual one, where God leads His people towards righteousness and fulfillment of His promises. In a broader sense, it reminds believers of God's ongoing guidance in their lives, leading them through life's challenges with divine wisdom and love.

through the wilderness
The "wilderness" in this context refers to the desert regions the Israelites traversed after their exodus from Egypt. The Hebrew word "מִדְבָּר" (midbar) can mean a desolate place, but it is also a place of testing and transformation. Archaeologically, the wilderness journey is significant as it represents a period of reliance on God for provision and protection. Scripturally, the wilderness is a place where God reveals His power and faithfulness, providing manna, water, and guidance. For Christians, the wilderness symbolizes times of trial and growth, where faith is tested and strengthened, and where God's presence is most profoundly experienced.

His loving devotion endures forever
This phrase is a recurring refrain throughout Psalm 136, emphasizing the eternal and unchanging nature of God's love. The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" is "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which encompasses mercy, kindness, and steadfast love. It is a covenantal term, reflecting God's unwavering commitment to His people. Historically, this enduring love is evident in God's faithfulness to Israel despite their frequent disobedience. For believers today, it is a reminder of the constancy of God's love, a source of comfort and assurance that His promises are reliable and His care is perpetual. This enduring love is the foundation of the Christian faith, inspiring trust and gratitude in God's eternal plan.

Verse 16. - To him which led his people through the wilderness (Exodus 13:20-22; Exodus 40:36-38; Deuteronomy 8:15). For his mercy, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He led
לְמוֹלִ֣יךְ (lə·mō·w·lîḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

His people
עַ֭מּוֹ (‘am·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

through the wilderness.
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (bam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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