Joshua 12:1-24; Psalms 135:10; Psalms 135:11
To him which smote great kings - On this passage see the notes at Psalms 135:10-12 . There is little difference in the two places, except that h...
CXXXVI. A long Hymn of Praise for Yahweh's Power and His Care of His People from Egypt till the Conquest of Canaan. Psalms 136:1-9 based on Gene...
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: To him which smote great kings ... Sihon ... And Og - ( Psalms 135:11 .) The...
A song of praise to God ever merciful. It is sometimes known as the great Hallel, although the Talmud includes also Psalms 120-135 under this title....
Psalms 136:1-26 THIS psalm is evidently intended for liturgic use. It contains reminiscences of many parts, of Scripture, and is especially based...
Deliverance from Enemies Psalms 136:13-26 This psalm is no mere running commentary on the ways of God. It is a song of redemption. Pharaoh, Sih...
This is a song of the age-abiding mercy of Jehovah. It opens and closes with a call to praise, and in its main movements sets forth the reason for su...
From the kingdom of nature and providence, the sacred writer turns to the kingdom of grace, and in the history of Israel, in their deliverance from b...
To him which smote great kings ,.... Either the thirty one kings in the land of Canaan; or those who are after particularly mentioned; which seems b...
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: Ver. 17. To him which smote great kings ] Great, as those times accounted them,...
Divine Mercy Celebrated. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstbor...
No text from Poole on this verse.
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “is little more than a variation and repetition of the preceding Psalm. It opens with the same liturgical f...
When the chorus was taken up by the whole of the people, accompanied by a blast of trumpets, this must have been a magnificent hymn of praise. Psal...
This is indeed one of the chief songs of praise which we find even in the Scriptures, and it is not surprising that such a poet as John Milton should...
Psalms 136:1-19 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy e...
Let us make this occasion a time of praise and thanksgiving: let our hearts dance at the name of our God: let our lips give expression thereto, in jo...
This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and the author is unknown. It is reckoned the grand Te Deum of the Hebrew choir. The repetitions at the end...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good. The eternity or God’s goodness This is a reason for praising Him-- I. In the material universe...
To Him which smote great kings. Mercy in the destruction of tyrants I. The mercy of God recognized in the destruction of tyrants. 1. It appe...
EXPOSITION A PSALM with a familiar refrain (comp. Psalms 118:1-19 , Psa 118:29; 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; Ezra 3:11 ) at the end of each line. In...
Exhortation to Give Thanks to God. An antiphonal hymn, which takes up the theme of the preceding psalm and was intended to be sung in alternation...
To Him which smote great kings, such as possessed great power, mighty armies; for His mercy endureth forever;
17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: