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Psalm 135:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 135:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 [a]He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,[b]
those of humans as well as of animals.
9 He sent signs and portents into your midst, O Egypt,[c]
against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He struck down many nations
and slew mighty kings:
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:8 The psalmist indicates the greatness of the Lord’s redemption of Israel through the Exodus and the Conquest by using climactic strokes. Most of the phrases in these verses reappear in Ps 136:10, 18-22.
- Psalm 135:8 Struck . . . of Egypt: the tenth plague (see Pss 78:51; 105:36; Ex 12:29).
- Psalm 135:9 Into your midst, O Egypt: similar in form to Ps 116:19, this phrase recalls Ps 136:11 (see Ps 78:43).
