ה֭וֹדוּ לְאֵ֣ל הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
하늘의 하나님께 감사하라 그 인자하심이 영원함이로다
Midrash BeChiddush
ה֭וֹדוּ לְאֵ֣ל הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם “Praise the God of heaven,” (Ps. 136:26) refers to the generation of Moses, for the word Shamayim is Moshe (Moses) Mi (Who). This name alludes to the fact that Moses merited to reach fifty gates of understanding (). It is fitting, therefore, to give thanks to God for the Kindness that he performed in the world. Further, because, the Psalm, “It is good to praise HaShem…” (Ps. 92:2) is one of the Psalms which he wrote. Therefore, it states here, “Praise the God of heaven.” We only praise God. For this is something which he constantly warned Israel about. If we say that Adam said this, they forgot about it. Moses returned and said this, a type of praise that David returned to with the Holy Spirit and said it.