John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 135:11
Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan ,.... These are particularly named, because they were the first that were slain, and were the most mighty and powerful; see Deuteronomy 3:11 . These the Lord slew by the hand of Moses, a type of Christ; who has destroyed the god and prince of this world, that had the power of death, the devil; and has spoiled all his principalities and powers; and all the kingdoms of Canaan ; thirty one of them. These words explain the former; as the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 135:5-14
The psalmist had suggested to us the goodness of God, as the proper matter of our cheerful praises; here he suggests to us the greatness of God as the proper matter of our awful praises; and on this he is most copious, because this we are less forward to consider. I. He asserts the doctrine of God's greatness (Ps. 135:5): The Lord is great, great indeed, who knows no limits of time or place. He asserts it with assurance, ?I know that he is so; know it not only by observation of the proofs of... read more