“Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:”
Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. This verse names the specific nations Israel conquered in taking possession of the Promised Land, converting the abstract statement of verse 10 into concrete historical reference. Sihon and Og represent the eastern kingdoms defeated during the wilderness wanderings (Numbers 21); the kingdoms of Canaan represent the western conquest under Joshua. The specificity of naming both rulers and regions grounds theological abstraction in historical memory. This verse demonstrates that Israel's conquest was not merely human military achievement but divine action narrated and commemorated. The invocation of conquest serves as proof of God's power and faithfulness to His promises; the lands given to Israel testify to divine covenant-keeping.
Church Fathers on Psalms 135:11
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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