Psa 118:1, 136:1 | Geneva | STEP | O {a} give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever. (a) Because God by creating David king, showed his mercy toward his afflicted Church, the prophet not only thanks God himself, but exhorts all the people to do the same.

Psalms 118:1

O {a} give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.

(a) Because God by creating David king, showed his mercy toward his afflicted Church, the prophet not only thanks God himself, but exhorts all the people to do the same.

Psalms 136:1

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his {a} mercy [endureth] for ever.

(a) By this repetition he shows that the least of God's benefits bind us to thanksgiving: but chiefly his mercy, which is principally declared towards his Church.