Read:
Psalm 136 has 26 verses, and every one ends with the same line: "His faithful love endures forever." It was likely read as a call and response, with a leader reading the first half of each verse and everyone answering together.
The psalm moves through God's story. It starts with creation: the heavens, the earth, the sun, and the moon. Then it covers Israel's rescue from Egypt, their journey through the wilderness, and the land God gave them. Then it narrows in. God remembered us in our weakness, and he gives food to every living thing.
It starts with the stars and ends at the dinner table.
The repetition isn't filler. Every event in the psalm is read through the same lens, including the painful ones. Israel's history had plenty of hard seasons, but the song keeps insisting that God's love was there through all of it.
Reflect: Write out a few moments from your own life, big or small, good or hard. After each one, add "His faithful love endures forever." What changes when you look at your story this way?