OGive thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, &c.] Psalms 106:1. and Psalms 107:1. and Psalms 118:1.
for his mercy endureth for ever] 1 Chronicles 16:41. Though the least of Gods benefits binde us to thanksgiving; yet by this repetition he sheweth, that God is chiefly to be praised for his great mercy declared to his Church.