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Psalm 136:4

to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;

2Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.
3Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness endures forever;
4to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;
5to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness endures forever;
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

The word “alone” gives God all the honor for great wonders, while the repeated refrain names the lasting kindness of the one who does them.

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How does “alone” shape the honor you give God for the wonders described here?

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 40:5Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare …Both passages praise God for his wonderful works; Psalm 40 adds that those works exceed what anyone can count.
Job 9:10He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.Both texts attribute great wonders to God; Job describes those deeds as beyond searching out and without number.
Psalm 77:14You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.Both passages name God as the one who does wonders, with Psalm 77 describing his strength made known among peoples.
Psalm 72:18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.Both passages praise God as the one who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalm 86:10For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.Both passages join God’s wondrous deeds with a declaration that he alone is God or alone does such wonders.
Job 5:9who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;Both texts speak of God’s great deeds, while Job emphasizes that his marvelous works cannot be fathomed or counted.
Exodus 15:11Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Both passages connect God’s wonders with his unmatched greatness: none among the gods is like him.
Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages praise God for great and marvelous works, naming his character as part of that praise.
Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”Both texts speak of God’s mighty deeds; Acts describes people hearing those works declared in their own languages.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank God for one wonder in creation

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Encouragement

God’s great wonders belong to the same God whose kindness endures. His greatness gives reason for thanks, and his loving kindness has no end.

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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).