Psalm 136:17

17 al que hirió a grandes reyes, porque para siempre es su misericordia;

Psalm 136:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 136:17

To him which smote great kings
Either the thirty one kings in the land of Canaan; or those who are after particularly mentioned; which seems best, since the kings of Canaan were petty kings, when these were greater ones;

for his mercy [endureth] for ever;
the smiting of those kings were in mercy to Israel; both to preserve them from falling into their hands, and that they might possess their countries, as is later declared.

Psalm 136:17 In-Context

15 mas a Faraón y a su ejército destruyó en el mar Rojo, porque para siempre es su misericordia.

16 Al que condujo a su pueblo por el desierto, porque para siempre es su misericordia;

17 al que hirió a grandes reyes, porque para siempre es su misericordia;

18 y mató a reyes poderosos, porque para siempre es su misericordia;

19 a Sehón, rey de los amorreos, porque para siempre es su misericordia,