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Psalm 136:26

Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.

24and has delivered us from our adversaries, for his loving kindness endures forever;
25who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.
26Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Notice

The closing call to thank the God of heaven gives gratitude a lasting ground: his loving kindness extends beyond the moment being celebrated.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 136:1–3Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both verses call for thanks on the same ground: God's loving kindness endures forever.
Jonah 1:9He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”Both name the God of heaven, whom the psalm urges readers to thank and whom Jonah says he fears.
Nehemiah 1:4When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,Both turn toward the God of heaven, with thanksgiving in the psalm and mourning and prayer in Nehemiah.
Psalm 123:1A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.Both direct attention toward God in heaven, through a call to give thanks and a prayer with lifted eyes.
Psalm 115:3But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.Both speak of God in heaven; Psalm 136 praises his enduring kindness, while Psalm 115 declares his freedom to act.
Revelation 16:11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They still didn’t repent of their works.Both name the God of heaven, yet the psalm urges thanks while Revelation describes people blaspheming him in their pain.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. an ordinary day.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank the God of heaven for today's food

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Encouragement

The God of heaven is worthy of your thanks on an ordinary day. The reason reaches beyond today's gifts: his loving kindness endures forever.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).