Judaism
Psalms 136
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O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever. .
O give thanks unto the God of gods, For His mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the Lord of lords, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him who alone doeth great wonders, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that by understanding made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that spread forth the earth above the waters, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that made great lights, For His mercy endureth for ever;
The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endureth for ever;
The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that smote Egypt in their first-born, For His mercy endureth for ever;
And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endureth for ever;
With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him who divided the Red Sea in sunder, For His mercy endureth for ever;
And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endureth for ever;
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that smote great kings; For His mercy endureth for ever;
And slew mighty kings, For His mercy endureth for ever.
Sihon king of the Amorites, For His mercy endureth for ever;
And Og king of Bashan, For His mercy endureth for ever;
And gave their land for a heritage, For His mercy endureth for ever;
Even a heritage unto Israel His servant, For His mercy endureth for ever.
Who remembered us in our low estate, For His mercy endureth for ever;
And hath delivered us from our adversaries, For His mercy endureth for ever.
Who giveth food to all flesh, For His mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of heaven, For His mercy endureth for ever.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”
Snp 1.8 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Even as a mother would protect with her life her child, her only child, so too for all creatures unfold a boundless heart.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“ik oankaar sat naam: one Creator, whose Name is Truth, beyond fear and enmity.”
The Path to Wisdom
Dhammapada 20:282 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“From meditation springs wisdom, without meditation, wisdom ends.”
Analects 2:11 (trans. James Legge)
“If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.”
Tao Te Ching 33 (trans. James Legge)
“He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.”
Quran 39:9
“Are those who know equal with those who know not?”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Dhammapada 2 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three!”