Exalt God - His Love Endures Forever

I believe I see a pattern in the Psalm below (sarcasm intended). It is repetitive and gets driven home like the strike of a hammer against steel. The repetitive blow of, “His love endures forever” literally becomes part of the reader as they read this refrain and it begins to internalize itself in the reader. Intermixed are statements of God's glorious attributes and His works which are testaments to His mighty and benevolent nature. Why will this Psalm become an anchor of stability in a sea of chaos and disorder? It is because it is immutable and unchanging throughout this Psalm. The eye and the mind are drawn to it because of its order and repetition. As you read it, words come to mind: steadfast, unchanging, loving, eternal, security. This is incredibly important for a person who has recently suffered a loss of a loved one or is in distress either from illness or stress. When man sees and grasps his finiteness and limitations it is good to know that we have an advocate that is infinite, unchanging and loving. Praise God forever.

Psalm 136

(1) Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
(2) Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
(3) Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
(4) to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
(5) who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
(6) who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
(7) who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.
(8) the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
(9) the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

(10) to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.
(11) and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.
(12) with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.

(13) to him who divided the Red Sea[a] asunder
His love endures forever.
(14) and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
(15) but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.

(16) to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.

(17 to him who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.
(18) and killed mighty kings—
His love endures forever.
(19) Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.
(20) and Og king of Bashan—
His love endures forever.
(21) and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.
(22) an inheritance to his servant Israel.
His love endures forever.

(23) He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
(24) and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures forever.
(25) He gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.

(26) Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.

In this Psalm we see the proper response to a God whose love endures forever. Who always looks out for our own good. Who frees us from sin. Who can deliver the Israelites through the Red Sea. Who gave us a massive sun to govern the day and the moon and stars to govern the night. A God who is far above our ways but still chooses to condescends and love a sinner like you and like me.

Psalm 150

(1) Praise the LORD.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
(2) Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
(3) Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
(4) praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
(5) praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
(6) Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.