Psalm 136:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: For his mercy endureth for ever:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

To Him Who smote Egypt in their firstborn, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever; [Exod. 12:29.]

American Standard Version (1901)

To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

Common English Bible

Give thanks to the one who struck down the Egyptians’ oldest offspring— God’s faithful love lasts forever.

Psalm 136:10 Cross References

Psalm 105:36

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.

Psalm 135:8

He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both humans and animals;

Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Exodus 12:12

I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of the livestock.

Acts 7:7

‘But I will judge the people whom they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’

Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.