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Psalms 135:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;


Psalms 135:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 135:106 words
HebrewMeaning
שֶֽׁ֭/הִכָּהšehikāh
who struck downparticleH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
גּוֹיִ֣םgwōyim
nationsnounH1471
heathen · nation · people
רַבִּ֑יםrabiym
manyadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
וְ֝/הָרַ֗גwəhārag
and he killedconjH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
מְלָכִ֥יםməlākiym
kingsnounH4428
royal
עֲצוּמִֽיםʿăṣwmiym
mightyadjH6099
feeble · mighty · must · strong
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 135:10

1. Very pleasant ought it be to us, and we should rejoice because it is pleasant, to which this Psalm exhorts us. For it says, “Praise the name of the Lord” Psalm 134:1. And it immediately appends the reason, why it is just to praise the name of the Lord. “Praise the Lord, you servants.” What more just? What more worthy? What more thankful?...For if He teaches His own servants who have deserved well of Him, the preachers of His Word, the rulers of His Church, the worshippers…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 135 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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