Psalms 136:10 meaning and explanation

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 136 is a litany, likely sung with a leader naming each act of God and the congregation answering, "His loving devotion endures forever." The Hebrew word behind that refrain is chesed, God's steadfast covenant faithfulness. Verse 10 recalls the tenth plague, the night God struck down Egypt's firstborn so that Pharaoh would release Israel from slavery (Exodus 12).

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