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Psalms 136:15
15He swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea— because his mercy 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:15
13Give thanks to one who divided the Red Sea— because his mercy endures forever. 14He led Israel through the middle of it— because his mercy endures forever. He swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea— because his mercy endures forever. 16Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert— because his mercy endures forever. 17Give thanks to the one who defeated powerful kings— because his mercy 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 safely. They had no fear while the sea covered their enemies.
- Psalms 135:9He sent miraculous signs and amazing things into the heart of Egypt against Pharaoh and all his officials.
- Exodus 14:27Moses stretched his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the Lord swept them into the sea.
- Exodus 15:4He has thrown Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea. Pharaoh’s best officers were drowned in the Red Sea.
- Nehemiah 9:10You performed miraculous signs and did amazing things to Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people in his land because you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You made a name for yourself, a name which remains to this day.
- Psalms 65:5You answer us with awe-inspiring acts ⌞done⌟ in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea,
- Psalms 79:6Pour your fury on the nations that do not know you, on the kingdoms that have not called you.
- Psalms 143:12In keeping with your mercy, wipe out my enemies and destroy all who torment me, because I am your servant.
- Exodus 15:12You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.
- Luke 1:71He promised to save us from our enemies and from the power 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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