Thirty Days of Thanksgiving in Psalms Day 28
Psalms 136:26 – O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that all twenty-six verses in Psalm 136 end with the phrase “for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Since this a psalm, that means it’s a song; and this phrase would be the “chorus” to the song. It must’ve been beautiful to hear it sung in Hebrew!
We also find the repeating phrase “To him…”
What follows this phrase each time is a description of everything from creation to the overthrow of Pharaoh to the taking of the Promised Land. It’s a song of intense worship to God for Who He is and what He had done for the children of Israel.
It can be difficult, in a time of trial, to remember all of God’s goodness or His mighty acts on our behalf. But if we have a written list of God’s mercies in our life, we can look back and rejoice that the One who has carried us this far will continue to do so.
We would be wise to consider writing our own “stanzas” to this song for our families, but also for the edification of our own hearts. Journaling is a good way to keep track of God’s blessings, answers to prayer and miracles.
Or we could always do as the Lord commanded Joshua in Joshua 4, and make a nice pile of rocks! God told Joshua to leave a pile of rocks at the edge of the Jordan River as a memorial to God’s making a path for them as they came into the Promised Land.
God told them “that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones: Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD…and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.” (Joshua 4:6-8)
It is a wise practice to keep track of God’s goodness. There will be a day when we are low, or when we are facing a storm, and we’ll need to remind ourselves of the merciful acts of God in our lives. It will help us face the next challenge that comes along.
What stanza would you pen today to add to this song about the God’s mercy?
Obtaining Mercy 