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Psalm 136:12
with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
10to him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, for his loving kindness endures forever;
11and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
12with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
13to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
14and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;
Notice
The strong hand and outstretched arm make Israel’s rescue a display of God’s strength, while the repeated refrain ties that strength to his enduring loving kindness.
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Exodus 6:1The LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out …Both passages link a strong hand with Israel’s departure from Egypt.
Jeremiah 32:21and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;Both describe God bringing Israel out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm.
Deuteronomy 4:34Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched …Both recall God’s strength and outstretched arm in taking Israel out from among another nation.
Exodus 6:6Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their …Exodus promises release from Egyptian bondage through God’s outstretched arm; the psalm praises that arm in Israel’s rescue.
Psalm 44:3For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, …Both psalms attribute Israel’s deliverance to God’s hand and arm, linking his strength with his favor or loving kindness.
1 Kings 8:42(for they shall hear of your great name and of your mighty hand and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,Both use the language of God’s strong or mighty hand and outstretched arm to speak of his greatness.
Nehemiah 1:10“Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.Both connect God’s strong hand with his act of rescuing his people.
Isaiah 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who …Both passages speak of God’s arm as an image of strength displayed in past deeds.
Exodus 15:6Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.Both praise God’s hand for its power; Exodus names the destruction of the enemy, while the psalm celebrates Israel’s rescue.
Deuteronomy 11:2–4Know this day—for I don’t speak with your children who have not known, and who have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty …Both recall God’s mighty hand and outstretched arm as expressions of strength that Israel had witnessed.
Exodus 13:14It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, …Both remember Israel’s departure from Egypt as an act accomplished by the strength of God’s hand.
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Israel’s rescue came through judgment on Egypt, a hard part of this song’s praise. The God whose arm brought Israel out is the God whose loving kindness endures forever.
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