New English Translation
Psalms 136:12
12with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,
Psalms 136:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:12
10to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures, 11and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures, 13to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures, 14and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures,
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בְּיָ֣ד חֲ֭זָקָה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 136:12
- Exodus 6:6Therefore, tell the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord. I will bring you out from your enslavement to the Egyptians, I will rescue you from the hard labor they impose, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.
- Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you ‘What is this?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.
- Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power, your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.
- Deuteronomy 11:2Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the Lord your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.
- Isaiah 5:19They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”
- Jeremiah 32:21You used your mighty power and your great strength to perform miracles and amazing deeds and to bring great terror on the Egyptians. By this means you brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt.
- Acts 7:36This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
Commentaries on Psalms 136:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12With a strong hand - A powerful hand; as by a hand that could grasp and subdue all that opposed. And with a stretched-out arm - As if the arm were stretched out to strike with the utmost force, or to exert its utmost power. See Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 26:8; Jeremiah 32:21. For his mercy - The exertion of his power in delivering his people was the expression of a mercy, the consequences of which are…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. 1212. Compare similar expressions (Ex 3:20; De 4:34, &c.).Read the comment
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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
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