Revised Version 1895
Psalms 136:12
12With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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 him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: 11And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13To him which divided the Red Sea in sunder: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:12 word by word
בְּיָ֣ד חֲ֭זָקָה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 136:12
- Exodus 6:6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
- Exodus 13:14And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
- Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
- Deuteronomy 11:2And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
- Isaiah 5:19that say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
- Jeremiah 32:21and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
- Acts 7:36This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness 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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