Psalms 136:17

Psalms 136:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
• New International Version (NIV)to him who struck down great kings, His love endures forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Him who struck down great kings, For His mercy endures forever;

Context of Psalms 136:17

15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever. 16He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever. He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. 18and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever. 19Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:17 word by word

לְ֭מַכֵּה מְלָכִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• He struck downנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• greatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• His loving devotionחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• endures foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 136:17

• Psalms 135:10He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
• Joshua 12:1Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:

Commentaries on Psalms 136:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 To him which smote great kings - On this passage see the notes at Psalm 135:10-12. There is little difference in the two places, except that here the statement is divided by the refrain, “For his mercy endureth forever.” The idea in the whole passage, in view of the divine interposition in slaying the mighty kings, and in giving their land for a possession to the Hebrew people, is, that it was a proof of mercy and benevolence. It is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. It is good to enter into the history of God's favours, and in each to observe, and own, that his mercy endureth for ever. He put them in possession of a good land; it was a figure of the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-22The psalmist tells the early history of Israel's redemption.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-3. The divine titles denote supremacy.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 17great kings Here he alluded to the thirty-one kings, and he compared for them Pharaoh and his host and the plagues of Egypt to mighty kings, harsher than they. Sihon was equal to all of them, [and Og was equal to all of them (Machzor Vitry)], each one individually, and so did he explain above (135: 11): “Sihon the king of the Amorites and Og the king of Bashan and all the kingdoms of Canaan.” So it is in the Aggadah.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 136:17

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In the dictionaries

• Exodus
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Sihon
• Sun
• Celebrate
• Egypt
• Lovingkindness
• Psalms, Book of
• Sirach, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 136

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings