Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

PSALMS 136:19KJV
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Psalms 136:19 (KJV)

What does Psalms 136:19 mean?

Psalms 136:19 recalls how God gave victory over Sihon, the king of the Amorites, as a sign of His enduring mercy. The verse highlights a specific event in Israel’s history to show that God’s faithful love lasts forever.

The psalm is a song of thanks, likely led by a worship leader with the people responding, celebrating God’s acts in Israel’s past. Mentioning Sihon, a real king defeated during Israel’s journey to the Promised Land, reminds listeners of God’s help in overcoming powerful enemies. Each line in this psalm ends with the refrain about God’s mercy, emphasizing that every victory and blessing is rooted in God’s steadfast kindness.

Where else these words appear

“Sihon” Hebrew H5511 · used in 34 verses

  • Numbers 21:21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  • Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
  • Joshua 12:5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

“Amorites” Hebrew H567 · used in 86 verses

  • Genesis 10:16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
  • Deuteronomy 1:27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
  • Joshua 24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.