Psalms 78:51

He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, 1 the firstborn of their strength in the tents of Ham. 1

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

In Context

50He leveled a path for his anger; 1 he did not spare them from death 1 but gave them over to the plague. 1

52He led his own people out like sheep 1 and guided them through the wilderness like a flock. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Exodus 12:12Yahweh says this: I will go through the land of Egypt in that night and attack all the firstborn of man and animal in the land of Egypt. I will bring punishment on all the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.

Exodus 13:15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of people and the firstborn of animals. That is why I sacrifice to Yahweh the firstborn male of every animal, and why I buy back the firstborn of my sons.'

Psalms 105:27They performed his signs among the Egyptians, 1 his wonders in the land of Ham. 1

Psalms 106:22He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham 1 and mighty acts at the Sea of Reeds. 1

Psalms 136:10Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt, 1 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever— 1

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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