Text: Psalm 135:10
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 2:33
Subject: conquest remembrance
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 2:33 attributes Israel's victory over Sihon entirely to divine initiative: "the LORD our God delivered him over to us" (וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, vayyitnehu YHWH 'eloheinu). Psalm 135:10 echoes this theological emphasis: "He struck down (הִכָּה, hikkah) many nations," naming Sihon among the specific kings defeated. The psalmist's use of "He struck down" preserves the Deuteronomic insistence that God was the true warrior; Israel merely followed His command. The transformation of conquest narrative into hymnic praise shows how Israel's worship drew directly on the theological interpretation of history that Moses provided in his farewell addresses.