New English Translation
Psalms 135:8
8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.
Psalms 135:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
- New International Version (NIV)He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
- New King James Version (NKJV)He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.
Context of Psalms 135:8
6He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths. 7He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses. He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals. 9He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. 10He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings –
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:8 word by word
שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּה בְּכוֹרֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם מֵ֝אָדָ֗ם עַד־בְּהֵמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:8
- Psalms 78:51He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
- Psalms 105:36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.
- Psalms 136:10to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures,
- Exodus 12:12I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the Lord.
- Exodus 13:15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’
Commentaries on Psalms 135:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt - As the last and the greatest of the plagues brought upon the Egyptians; the chief and crowning judgment under which they were made willing that the children of Israel should go, and which was in fact the judgment which secured their freedom. This is selected here evidently for this reason, instead of recounting all the plagues which were brought upon the Egyptians. Both of man and beast - Exodus 11:5. Margin, as in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11In the tenth and final plague against Egypt, God destroyed the firstborn of each family. The signs and wonders refer to the ten plagues (see Exodus 7–11; Deuteronomy 4:34; Nehemiah 9:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. The last plague [Ex 12:29] is cited to illustrate His "tokens and wonders."Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 135:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 135
- 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
New English Translation — © 1996-2016 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.
Commentaries