Psalms 136:24
and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
BSB
ASV
And hath delivered us from our adversaries; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
KJV
And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
And he redeemed us from our enemies. He did not say, "he freed," but "he redeemed," that is, with his own blood.
And hath redeemed us from our enemies,.... Temporal enemies, tyrants, and oppressors: and spiritual ones, sin, Satan, the world, the law, death, and hell; for his mercy endureth for ever; as is clearly seen in redemption by Jesus Christ, where mercy and truth have met together; and which is a distinguishing mercy to the sons of men, not granted to angels.
And hath redeemed us from our enemies. Israel's enemies brought the people low; but the Lord intervened, and turned the tables by a great redemption. The expression implies that they had become like slaves, and were not set free without price and power; for they needed to be "redeemed." In our case the redemption which is in Christ Jesus is an eminent reason for giving thanks unto the Lord.
The walk8
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Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
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For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
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Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…
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And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He…
I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’