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Worthy is He to be praised, for He is the Conqueror of the Land of Promise. in connection with Psa 135:10 one is reminded of Deu 4:38; Deu 7:1; Deu 9:1; Deu 11:23; Jos 23:9. גֹּויִם רַבִּים are here not many, but great peoples (cf. גְּדֹלִים in Psa 136:17), since the parallel word עֲצוּמִים is by no means intended of a powerful number, but of powerful might (cf. Isa 53:12). As to the rest also, the poet follows the Book of Deuteronomy: viz., לְכֹל מַמְלְכֹות as in Deu 3:21, and נָתַן נַֽחֲלָה as in Deu 4:38 and other passages. It is all Deuteronomic with the exception of the שׁ, and the לְ e in Psa 135:11 as the nota accus. (as in Psa 136:19., cf. Psa 69:6; Psa 116:16; Psa 129:3); the construction of הָרַג is just as Aramaizing in Job 5:2; 2Sa 3:30 (where 2Sa 3:30-31, like 2Sa 3:36-37, are a later explanatory addition). The הָרַג alternating with הִכָּה is, next to the two kings, also referred to the kingdoms of Canaan, viz., their inhabitants. Og was also an Amoritish king, Deu 3:8.