Text: Psalm 135:10-11
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 2:33
Subject: Defeat of Sihon celebrated in worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 2:33 records that "the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons" when Sihon attacked at Jahaz. Psalm 135:10-11 transforms this historical narrative into liturgical praise: "He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings—Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan." Both texts name Sihon specifically and credit the victory to the LORD (not to Israel's military prowess). The psalmist converts Moses's first-person historical account into third-person hymnic celebration, preserving the Deuteronomic emphasis on divine agency while making it the basis for congregational worship of Yahweh's power over the nations.