Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt ,.... From the prince to the peasant; and not only the firstborn of men, but of beasts also, Exodus 12:29 ,

the chief of their strength ; or first of it, as the firstborn is called, Genesis 49:3 ,

in the tabernacles of Ham ; in the several cities, towns, villages, and houses of the Egyptians, the descendants of cursed Ham; for Mizraim, from whom the Egyptians have their name, and from whence they sprung, was a son of Ham's, Genesis 10:6 . Perhaps No Ammon may be particularly meant, Nahum 3:8 , the same with Memphis, and which signifies the mansion or palace of Ammon, that is, Ham; and so Chemmis, another city in Egypt, signifies the same F14 Dickinson Delph. Phoeniciz. cap. 4. ; of which see Psalm 105:23 this was the tenth and last plague: according to Suidas F15 In voce αιγυπτου . , the plagues of Egypt continued forty days.