Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
smote	וַיַּ֣ךְ vai.Yakh	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר be.Khor	H1060	firstborn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם be.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
chief	רֵאשִׁ֥ית re.Shit	H7225	the first · noun, common feminine singular construct
strength	א֝וֹנִ֗ים 'o.Nim	H202	ability · noun, common masculine plural absolute
tabernacles	בְּאָהֳלֵי be.'o.ho.lei-	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Ham	חָֽם Cham	H2526	Cham · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Psalms 105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Psalms 106:22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
Psalms 135:8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Psalms 105:36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
Psalms 136:10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Exodus 12:29-30 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his t…
Exodus 13:15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of m…
Genesis 49:3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had been, what judgments he had brought upon them for their sins, and yet how, in judgment, he remembered mercy at last. Let not those that receive mercy from God be thereby emboldened to sin, for the mercies they receive will aggravate their sin and hasten the punishment of it; yet let not those that are under divine rebukes for sin be discouraged from repentance, for their punishments are means of repentance, and shall not prevent the mercy God has yet in store for them. Observe, I. The sins of Israel in the wilderness again reflected on, because…

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John Gill on Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt,.... From the prince to the peasant; and not only the firstborn of men, but of beasts also, Exodus 12:29, the chief of their strength; or first of it, as the firstborn is called, Genesis 49:3, in the tabernacles of Ham; in the several cities, towns, villages, and houses of the Egyptians, the descendants of cursed Ham; for Mizraim, from whom the Egyptians have their name, and from whence they sprung, was a son of Ham's, Genesis 10:6. Perhaps No Ammon may be particularly meant, Nahum 3:8, the same with Memphis, and which signifies the mansion or palace of Ammon, that is, Ham; and so Chemmis, another city in Egypt, signifies the same (n); of which see Psal…

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John Calvin on Psalms 78:42-51

Psalm 78:42-51 42. They remembered not his hand in the day that he delivered them from the oppressor: [343] 43. When he set his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the field of Zoan. 44. When he turned their rivers into blood; and their streams, that they could not drink. 45. He sent among them a mixture [344] which devoured them; and the frog which destroyed them. 46. And he gave their fruit [or produce] to the caterpillar, [345] and their labor to the grasshopper. [346] 47. And he destroyed their vines with hail, and their wild fig-trees [347] with hail stones. [348] 48. And he gave up their cattle to the hail; and their flocks to thunderbolts. 49. He sent upon them the fierceness of his…

Dictionary and topics

Egypt — The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original…
Ham — Warm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning “black”, the youngest son of Noah (Gen. 5:32; comp. 9:22, 24). The curse pronounced by Noah against Ham, properly against Canaan his…
Anger Of God, The · Manifested in judgments and afflictions — Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Egyptians · Visted by plaguesEx 7;8;9;10;11;12; — Visted by plaguesEx 7;8;9;10;11;12;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 78:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:51

John Calvin on Psalms 78:42-51

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 78:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:51

John Calvin on Psalms 78:42-51

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 78:49-59

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 78:40-55

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 78:51