Psalms 78:51

He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

In Context

50He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

52But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:6And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

Exodus 12:12For on that night I will go through the land of Egypt, sending death on every first male child, of man and of beast, and judging all the gods of Egypt: I am the Lord.

Exodus 13:15And when Pharaoh made his heart hard and would not let us go, the Lord sent death on all the first sons in Egypt, of man and of beast: and so every first male who comes to birth is offered to the Lord; but for all the first of my sons I give a price.

Psalms 105:27He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalms 106:22Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.

Psalms 136:10To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:41-72

Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among… Read the whole commentary →

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