“Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:”
God's remembrance of Israel in their low estate introduces a petition for continued divine remembrance and care. Low estate suggests humiliation, exile, or oppression—moments when Israel's situation appears hopeless. The assertion that God remembered them in such times affirms divine fidelity despite circumstances that might suggest abandonment. This verse shifts from historical recitation to contemporary petition, asking that God remember Israel's afflictions and intervene on their behalf.
Church Fathers on Psalms 136:23
1. “Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever” Psalm 135:1. This Psalm contains the praise of God, and all its verses finish in the same way. Wherefore although many things are related here in praise of God, yet His mercy is most commended; for without this plain commendation, he, whom the Holy Spirit used to utter this Psalm, would have no verse be ended. Although after the judgment, by which at the end of the world the quick and the dead must…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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