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Psalms 136:15
15but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalms 136:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;
- New Living Translation (NLT)but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
Context of Psalms 136:15
13to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever; 14and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever; but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever; 16to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever; 17to him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:15 word by word
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 136:15
- Psalms 78:53He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- Psalms 135:9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
- Exodus 14:27So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
- Exodus 15:4"Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
- Nehemiah 9:10and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day.
- Psalms 65:5By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;
- Psalms 79:6Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
- Psalms 143:12And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.
- Exodus 15:12You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them.
- Luke 1:71that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
Commentaries on Psalms 136:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, shaked off. The word is applicable to a tree shaking off its foliage. Isaiah 33:9. The same word is used in Exodus 14:27: “And the Lord overthrew (Margin, shook off) the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,” He shook them off as if he would no longer protect them. He left them to perish. For his mercy - Their destruction was done in mercy to his people and to the world, for it was…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. 1515. overthrew--literally, "shook off," as in Ex 14:27, as a contemptuous rejection of a reptile.Read the comment
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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
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