Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 136:25 stands within a hymn whose burden is praise for enduring mercy as the ground of all God's works. In its setting the line celebrates merciful care expressed in providential help, with Israel's history as its chief exhibit. That help extends to the returned exiles, whose restoration is held up as a fresh proof that divine mercy does not fail.
Psalm 136:25 stands within a hymn whose burden is praise for enduring mercy as the ground of all God's works. In its setting the line celebrates merciful care expressed in providential help, with Israel's history as its chief exhibit. That help extends to the returned exiles, whose restoration is held up as a fresh proof that divine mercy does not fail.