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and Og king of Bashan. His faithful love endures forever.
Psalms 136:20 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB Og king of Bashan; for his loving kindness endures forever;
  • KJV And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
  • BSB and Og king of Bashan—His loving devotion endures forever.
  • NKJV And Og king of Bashan, For His mercy endures forever—
  • NASB And Og, king of Bashan, For His faithfulness is everlasting,

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Quick answer

Og king of Bashan fell before God, and His love endures forever.

Overview

Og of Bashan, a famously powerful king, was another whom God overthrew for His people's sake. His defeat became a lasting testimony to God's might. Such victories display the covenant love that ultimately delivers God's people from every foe through Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Num 21:33They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
  • Deut 3:1–29Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan. Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 136:20YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 136:20 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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