The Psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm.

PSALME 136. (Book 136)

A Prayer of thankesgiving to God for his eternall mercies.

EVENING PRAYER. (Book 136)

O Giue thankes unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for euer.

2 O giue thankes unto the God of all gods: for his mercy endureth for euer.

3 O thank the Lord of all lords: for his mercy endureth for euer.

4 Which onely doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for euer.

5 Which by his excellent wisedome made the heauens: for his mercy endureth for euer.

6 Which laid out the earth about the waters: for his mercy endureth for euer.

7 Which hath made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever.

8 The sun to rule the day: for his mercy en∣dureth for euer.

9 The moon and the starres to gouerne the night: for his mercy endureth for euer.

10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born: for his mercy endureth for euer.

11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for euer.

12 With a mighty hand and a stretched out arme: for his mercy endureth for euer.

13 Which diuided the Red sea in two parts: for his mercy endureth for euer.

14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for euer.

15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he ouer∣threw them in the Red sea: for his mercy endu∣reth for euer.

16 Which led his people through the wilder∣nesse: for his mercy endureth for euer.

17 Which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for euer.

18 Yea, and slew mighty kings: for his mer∣cy endureth for euer.

19 Sehon king of the Amorites: for his mer∣cy endureth for euer.

20 And Og the king of Basan: for his mercy endureth for euer.

21 And gaue away their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for euer.

22 Euen for an heritage unto Israel his ser∣uant: for his mercy endureth for euer.

23 Which remembred us when we were in trouble: for his mercy endureth for ever.

24 And hath deliuered us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for euer.

25 Which giueth food to all flesh: for his mer∣cy endureth for euer.

26 O giue thankes unto the God of heauen: for his mercy endureth for euer.

27 O giue thankes unto the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for euer.

The Prayer.

O God of Heaven, and Lord of lords, who by thy excellent wisedome hast made the Heavens, and onely doest great wonders in Hea∣ven and Earth, making all thy creatures to be ex∣presses of thy power, and of thy loving mercy, let thy mighty hand and stretched out arme leade us through the midst of this world and the throng of all our enemies, giving us food for the suste∣nance of our bodies, the light of the sun of righ∣teousnesse to leade us in our goings, and great ap∣prehensions of thy mercy to excite in us Devoti∣on

and true Religion, that we praising thy mer∣cies, and being relieved and sustained by thy lo∣ving kindnesse, may at last come to the land of promise which thou givest for an heritage to thy people, and may receive the mercies of thy King∣dome, which endure for ever, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.