John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 136:26
O give thanks unto the God of heaven ,.... the Maker of it, in which the glory of his wisdom and power is displayed; the possessor of it, where he dwells, has his throne, and keeps his court; from whence all blessings, temporal and spiritual, come and where he has prepared glory and happiness for his people hereafter, a house eternal in the heavens, an inheritance reserved there, a better and a more enduring substance; for his mercy endureth for ever ; for though the above character is... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 136:23-26
God's everlasting mercy is here celebrated, 1. In the redemption of his church, Ps. 136:23, 24. In the many redemptions wrought for the Jewish church out of the hands of their oppressors (when, in the years of their servitude, their estate was very low, God remembered them, and raised them up saviours, the judges, and David, at length, by whom God gave them rest from all their enemies), but especially in the great redemption of the universal church, of which these were types, we have a great... read more