Amplified Bible
Psalms 136:13
13To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Psalms 136:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- New International Version (NIV)to him who divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:13
11And brought Israel out from among them, For His lovingkindness endures forever; 12With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, For His lovingkindness endures forever; To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, For His lovingkindness endures forever; 14And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His lovingkindness endures forever; 15But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:13 word by word
לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 136:13
- Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God, He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.
- Psalms 74:13You divided the [Red] Sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- Psalms 78:13He divided the [Red] Sea and allowed them to pass through it, And He made the waters stand up like [water behind] a dam.
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all that night and turned the seabed into dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm and infinite power to go at the right hand of Moses, Dividing the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
- Hebrews 11:29By faith the people [of Israel] crossed the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; but when the Egyptians attempted it they were drowned.
Commentaries on Psalms 136:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13To him which divided the Red sea into parts - More literally, “Parted it into parts;” made parts of that which before was unbroken and a whole. It was actually divided into two parts, so that the Hebrews passed between them: Exodus 14:21-22. For his mercy - This, too, was an exercise of mercy, or a manifestation of benevolence toward them and toward the world, to be measured by all the good which would result from it in itself, and by all the power…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. It is good to enter into the history of God's favours, and in each to observe, and own, that his mercy endureth for ever. He put them in possession of a good land; it was a figure of the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-22The psalmist tells the early history of Israel's redemption.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-3. The divine titles denote supremacy.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13asunder In twelve pieces for the twelve tribes.Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 136:13
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 136
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Amplified Bible — © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631
Commentaries