Psalm 135: Deliverance from powerful enemies

• Published date: 03 March 2023
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

With God's help, the Jewish people have survived wars and persecution throughout the centuries, despite numerous powerful and cruel enemies. The lyrical chapters of Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate God's protection of the Jewish people, starting with our rescue from Egyptian subjugation and triumph over the Canaanite armies

שֶׁהִכָּה גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְהָרַג מְלָכִים עֲצוּמִים. לְסִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי, וּלְעוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן, וּלְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת כְּנָעַן.

"He smote many nations and slew mighty kings: Sichon, king of the Emorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan." (Psalm 135:10-11)

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