God’s Word Translation
Psalms 78:13
13He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall.
Psalms 78:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
- New International Version (NIV)He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
Context of Psalms 78:13
11They forgot what he had done— the miracles that he had shown them. 12In front of their ancestors he performed miracles in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall. 14He guided them by a cloud during the day and by a fiery light throughout the night. 15He split rocks in the desert. He gave them plenty to drink, an ocean of water.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:13 word by word
בָּ֣קַע יָ֭ם וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑ם וַֽיַּצֶּב־מַ֥יִם כְּמוֹ־נֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:13
- Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. We rejoiced because of what he did there.
- Psalms 106:9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.
- Psalms 136:13Give thanks to one who divided the Red Sea— because his mercy endures forever.
- Exodus 14:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.
- Isaiah 63:13Where is the one who led them through the deep water? Like horses in the wilderness, they didn’t stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2They were all united with Moses by baptism in the cloud and in the sea.
- Psalms 38:7My insides are filled with burning pain, and no healthy spot is left on my body.
- Joshua 3:16the water, the water stopped flowing from upstream. The water rose up like a dam as far away as the city of Adam near Zarethan. The water flowing down toward the Sea of the Plains (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. Then the people crossed from the east side ⌞of the Jordan River⌟ directly opposite Jericho.
- Habakkuk 3:15You march with your horses into the sea, into the mighty raging waters.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through - The reader is requested to consult the notes on the parallel passages marked in the margin on this verse and Psalm 78:14-17, etc., where all these miracles are largely explained.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He divided the sea - The Red Sea. Exodus 14:21-22. And he made the waters to stand as an heap - The word rendered “heap” means anything piled up, or a mound; and the idea is, that the waters were piled up on each side of them as a “mound.” See the notes at Psalm 33:7. Compare Joshua 3:13, Joshua 3:16; Exodus 15:8.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13God split the sea when Israel crossed through the Red Sea (see Exodus 14–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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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