Psalm - 136:11



11 And brought out Israel from among them; for his loving kindness endures forever;

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Explanation and meaning of Psalm 136:11.

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And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And brought out Israel from among them; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
And bringing forth Israel from their midst, For to the age is His kindness.
And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endures for ever:
And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And brought Israel out from among them - From the land of Egypt. By all the wonders manifested in their deliverance, and in conducting them out of the land so that they should escape from their pursuers.
For his mercy - His mercy in this respect was to be measured by all that there was of power in conducting them forth in safety, and by the results of it.

And (c) brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
(c) God's merciful providence toward man appears in all his creatures, but chiefly in that he delivered his Church from the clutches of their enemies.

And brought out Israel from among them,.... A wicked and idolatrous people, among whom they suffered great hardships; and this was done by means of God's judgments on them, and especially that before related; and was an instance of the mercy of God, as follows, for which thanks should be given;
for his mercy endureth for ever; and this is a proof of it, bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt, the house of bondage; when they cried unto him by reason of it, and he sent them a Saviour to deliver them out of their distress, Exodus 2:23; an emblem of the grace and mercy of God, in delivering his people from a worse than Egyptian bondage; from the bondage of sin, Satan, the law, and through fear of death, into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

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