Sadly I know many people who get to repititious parts of the bible and skip over it. I do know, however, that there are so many places where in the bible the writers could have added superfluous "How crazy awesome is that?!" lines in a large amount of places. Psalm 136 is one of those places where the writer actually does that. The "His love endures forever" Psalm.
After every section, why not trying to add in your own "God is so awesome!", "How are you so good?", or "Thank you so much Lord!"
Add your superfluous vernacular. And praise Him! Because His unending love and abundant mercy and goodness never stops!
To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, and made Israel to pass through the midst of it, but shook off and overthrew Pharaoh and his host into the Red Sea.
To Him Who led His people through the wilderness, to Him Who smote great kings, and slew famous kings, Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and gave their land as a heritage even a heritage to Israel his servant.
To Him Who earnestly remembered us in our low estate and imprinted us on His heart, and rescued us from our enemies.
To Him who gives food to all flesh, O give thanks to the God of heaven!"
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There is a Shane and Shane song based on this psalm... probably one of my favorite songs. This is actually quite an eye opener... it's so easy for me to be reading a passage in which the same idea is repeated over and over, and of course, in my prideful state I think to my self "yeah yeah, we heard that already, lets get to the new stuff." Truth is, if it's in there more than once, it's there more than once for a VERY good reason :o)
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