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to him who struckלְמַכֵּהgreatגְּדֹלִיםkings,מְלָכִיםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:17
Study it in the app“to him who struck great kings, for his loyal love is forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:17, word by word
- to him who struckמַכֵּהmake
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “make” appears- greatגְּדֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
16to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love is forever.
17 · This verse (above)
18and killed majestic kings, for his loyal love is forever.