For eternity his love endures.

Psalm 136

For quite a few years when we read the daily psalm David read the first part of the verse and read the part after the *. This meant that I got all the "His love endures for ever". At first I found it boring. Then I decided I could do my part whilst almost asleep thus gaining a few extra minutes of somnolence. It was later that I woke up and realized  the importance of those few words. They are not a boring repetitive. They are a reflection and emphasis of the glory of God mentioned in the first part of the verse. I learned to glory in the phrase. I quite regretted when we changed our formula to alternate verses. For eternity his love endures.