Psalms 136:2 - The Pulpit Commentary - Bible Study & Commentary

Psalms 136:2 - Exposition

Oh give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy , etc. The phrase, "God of gods," occurs first in Deuteronomy 10:17 . It was one very familiar to the Assyrians and Babylonians. In the Bible it is used by Joshua ( Joshua 22:22 ), Nebuchadnezzar ( Daniel 2:47 ), Daniel ( Daniel 11:36 ), and this psalmist. It sanctions a secondary use of the word "God," such as is found also in Psalms 82:6 ; Psalms 96:4 ; Psalms 97:7 , Psalms 97:9 ; Psalms 138:1 .

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 136:2 - Exposition

Psalms 136:2 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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