“And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:”
Og, king of Bashan, was the other Transjordanic ruler, defeated in the same campaign as Sihon. The pairing of these two rulers suggests that their combined defeat represented the conquest of the Transjordanic territories. These specific historical instances provide concreteness to the theological claims about God's judgment against opposition. This verse completes the Transjordanic narrative before moving to the Canaanite conquest proper.
Church Fathers on Psalms 136:20
1. “Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever” Psalm 135:1. This Psalm contains the praise of God, and all its verses finish in the same way. Wherefore although many things are related here in praise of God, yet His mercy is most commended; for without this plain commendation, he, whom the Holy Spirit used to utter this Psalm, would have no verse be ended. Although after the judgment, by which at the end of the world the quick and the dead must…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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