Psalms 136:13
11 and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.
He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.
14 and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.
- KJV
- To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- WEB
- to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
- ASV
- To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
- DARBY
- To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,
- BLB
- to the One dividing the Red sea into parts, for His loving devotion [is] forever.
- ÅB
- ham som skar det Røde Hav i stykker, for hans miskunnhet varer evindelig,
- OTB
- Han som delte Rødehavet i deler,
Hans kjærlighet varer evig. - B1930
- ham som skar det Røde Hav i stykker, for hans miskunnhet varer evindelig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
Read in contextPsalms 106:9–11
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Read in contextExodus 14:29
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Read in contextExodus 14:21–22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Read in contextPsalms 74:13
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
Read in contextPsalms 66:5–6
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Read in contextHebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:12–13
who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
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