Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 136:2
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] forever.
2. O give thanks unto the God of praises (Psa 22:3), for &c.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
O give thanks unto the God of gods – See Deu 10:17. The supreme God; the God superior to all that is called God, or that is adored by the nations of the earth; above all to whom the name God is ever applied.
For his mercy… – The ground of praise here is, that it is a characteristic of the supreme God that he is a merciful Being; that there is blended in his character eternal mercy with infinite power. Mere power might fill us with dread; power mingled with mercy, and able to carry out the purposes of mercy, must lay the foundation for praise.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 2. The God of gods] ladonai haadonim. As adonai signifies director, c., it may apply here, not to idols, for God is not their god but to the priests and spiritual rulers; as Lord of lords may apply to kings and magistrates, &c. He is God and ruler over all the rulers of the earth, whether in things sacred or civil.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The God of gods; who is infinitely superior to all that are called gods, whether angels, or princes, or idols.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
O give thanks unto the God of gods,…. Not only of the gods of the Gentiles, who are by name and not by nature gods; or of civil magistrates, who are so called, and seem to be designed in the next verse; but the angels, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi. Christ, our Immanuel, is the God of them, the object of their worship and adoration, being their Creator and Preserver, Ps 97:7. So the Heathens say r of the Maker of all things, him you may properly call the God of gods, the Supreme and Best; this title Janus has with them s;
for his mercy [endureth] for ever; in the preservation of those excellent creatures from apostasy, when many of their species fell; and in the continuance and confirmation of them in the state in which they were created; and in making use of them as ministering spirits to the heirs of salvation; and as a guard about them while they live, and at death to convey their souls to heaven.
r Hierocles in Carm. Pythagor. p. 10. s Macrob. Saturnal. l. 1. c. 9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2, 3) God of gods . . . Lord of Lords.From Deu. 10:17.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2, 3 .
God of gods Lord of lords Quoted from Deu 10:17. Compare “King of kings and Lord of lords,” Rev 19:16. It is the highest ascription of absolute supremacy to the true God, the title “God” denoting his absolute power, and “Lord” his sovereign dominion. The plural form, “gods, lords,” (Hebrew, eloheem, adoneem,) whether applied to idols or human rulers, comprehends all that the nations conceived of power and government, in heaven and earth, over which is enthroned God the supreme. As his goodness is declared Psa 136:1, so here his majesty, following the order of Psa 135:3; Psa 135:5-6. In his government they harmonize. The call to give praise thrice, Psa 136:1-3, is emphatic, but not an occult intimation of the holy Trinity, as some have supposed.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 136:2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Ver. 2. For his mercy endureth for ever ] This is the foot or burden of the whole song; neither is it any idle repetition, but a notable expression of the saints’ unsatisfiableness in praising God for his never failing mercy. These heavenly birds, having got a note, record it over and over. In the last psalm there are but six verses, yet twelve Hallelujahs.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
O give thanks. Note the Figures of speech Coenotes and Anaphora (App-6) in verses: Psa 136:1, Psa 136:2, Psa 136:3.
God of gods. Hebrew. Elohim.of the elohim. App-4.
gods. Hebrew. ‘elohim. See note on Psa 135:5 and Exo 22:9.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the God: Psa 82:1, Psa 97:7, Psa 97:9, Exo 18:11, Deu 10:17, Jos 22:22, 2Ch 2:5, Dan 2:47
Reciprocal: Psa 57:2 – God most Dan 11:36 – the God Rev 17:14 – Lord
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 136:2-3. O give thanks unto the God of gods Who is infinitely superior to all that are called gods, whether angels, or princes, or idols: the God whom angels adore, from whom magistrates derive their power, and by whom all pretended deities are and shall be conquered; unto the Lord of lords The Sovereign of all sovereigns; or. as the word , adoni, imports, the supporter of all supports, the stay, basis, or foundation of all creatures.