Mazmur 78:51
Konteks78:51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt,
the firstfruits of their reproductive power 1 in the tents of Ham.
Mazmur 89:23
Konteks89:23 I will crush his enemies before him;
I will strike down those who hate him.
Mazmur 89:32
Konteks89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, 2
their sin by inflicting them with bruises. 3
Mazmur 110:5
Konteks110:5 O sovereign Lord, 4 at your right hand
he strikes down 5 kings in the day he unleashes his anger. 6
[78:51] 1 tn Heb “the beginning of strength.” If retained, the plural form אוֹנִים (’onim, “strength”) probably indicates degree (“great strength”), but many ancient witnesses read “their strength,” which presupposes an emendation to אֹנָם (’onam; singular form of the noun with third masculine plural pronominal suffix).
[89:32] 2 tn Heb “I will punish with a club their rebellion.”
[89:32] sn Despite the harsh image of beating…with a club, the language reflects a father-son relationship (see v. 30; 2 Sam 7:14). According to Proverbs, a שֵׁבֶט (shevet, “club”) was sometimes utilized to administer corporal punishment to rebellious children (see Prov 13:24; 22:15; 23:13-14; 29:15).
[89:32] 3 tn Heb “with blows their sin.”
[110:5] 4 tn As pointed in the Hebrew text, this title refers to God (many medieval Hebrew
[110:5] 5 tn The perfect verbal forms in vv. 5-6 are understood here as descriptive-dramatic or as generalizing. Another option is to take them as rhetorical. In this case the psalmist describes anticipated events as if they had already taken place.