The Hen says, "Giving food to all flesh, for his chesed endures for ever." (Ps. 136:25)
Chesed is one of those wonderfully untranslatable Hebrew words, combining as it does overtones of love, loyalty, and kindness. You'll often see "steadfast love" or "loving kindness" as a translation (you may also see "mercy," which is less accurate). It is a human as well as a divine attribute--both Boaz and Ruth manifest it, for example.
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