And Og the king of Bashan,.... A country large and fruitful, and the king of it of a gigantic stature, see Ps 135:11;for his mercy [endureth] for ever; for this mighty king came out against Israel, and threatened their destruction, and it was of the Lord's mercies they were not consumed by him.
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Psalms 136:20
Psalms 136:20
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people, and set up his kingdom among them, are here mentioned, as often
elsewhere in the psalms, as instances both of the power of God and of…Psalms 136:20Psalms 136:20 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 3:1-29