Vatican City, Oct 19, 2011 / 13:17 pm. Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims at this week’s general audience that Psalm 136 summarizes the loving plan of God manifested throughout history.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2. Psalm 100:4 "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." Thankfulness prepares our hearts for worship.

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.

A Psalm for Passover March 25, 2010 Read Pamela Greenberg’s translation of Psalm 136 from her book “The Complete Psalms: The Book of Prayer Songs in a New Translation” (Bloomsbury, 2010).