To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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Gill's Exposition
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn,.... In a tender part, in the dear part of themselves, in their sons and heirs, and who were to inherit their lands and estates, and perpetuate their names;…
Barnes' Notes
To him that smote Egypt in their first-born - Exo 12:29. That is, he struck them down, or destroyed them, by his own direct power. For his mercy ... - It was in mercy to his people. It was the means…
The great things God for Israel, when he first formed them into a 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…
Jehovah the Deliverer of Israel. Cp. Psa 135:8 ff.
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