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Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Bible Commentaries
Psalms 136

Peake's Commentary on the BiblePeake's Commentary

Verses 1-26

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 Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all.

Psalms 136:6. For the waters below the earth, see on Psalms 24:2.

Psalms 136:10-22 . Yahweh’ s vengeance on Pharaoh and the kings who opposed Israel’ s entrance into the promised land. His mercy to Israel in later days.

Psalms 136:23-26 . Gratitude for recent deliverance.

Psalms 136:24 sounds strange in a Ps. which exults in the slaughter of the heathen— but it is easier to admit an inconsistency than to limit “ all flesh” to all Jews.

Bibliographical Information
Peake, Arthur. "Commentary on Psalms 136". "Peake's Commentary on the Bible ". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/pfc/psalms-136.html. 1919.
 
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