To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, For His mercy endures forever;
Parallel translations
- WEB To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving kindness endures forever;
- KJV To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- BSB He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
- NASB ¶To Him who struck the Egyptians, that is, their firstborn, For His faithfulness is everlasting,
- NLT Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
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God struck down Egypt's firstborn, and His love endures forever.
Overview
The psalm shifts from creation to redemption, recalling the decisive plague that freed Israel from Egypt. This act of judgment was also an act of covenant love toward God's people. The Passover deliverance foreshadows the redemption Christ accomplishes, sparing all who shelter under His blood.
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Cross-references · 7
- Ps 78:51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
- Exod 12:29At midnight, Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of livestock.
- Ps 135:8Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal;
- Ps 105:36He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
- Exod 12:12For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal. Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Yahweh.
- Heb 11:28By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
- Exod 11:5–6and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of livestock.
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