To him that smote Egypt in their first-born - (Exodus 12:29). That is, he struck them down, or destroyed them, by his o…

For his mercy.— Here the refrain, after the mention of the destruction of the Egyptian first-born, and subsequently after that of …

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for…

Who smote the Egyptians in their first-born; some read with their first-born, but the other rendering reads better. As we do not …

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn
In a tender part, in the dear part of themselves, in their sons and heirs…

The great things God did for Israel when he brought them out of Egypt were mercies that endured long for them; and our redemption by Christ, which …