New English Translation
Psalms 78:13
13He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap.
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 amazing things he had shown them. 12He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap. 14He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long. 15He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.
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 passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there!
- Psalms 106:9He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.
- Psalms 136:13to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures,
- Exodus 14:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
- Isaiah 63:13who led them through the deep water? Like a horse running on flat land they did not stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
- Psalms 38:7For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.
- Joshua 3:16the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
- Habakkuk 3:15But you trample on the sea with your horses, on the surging, 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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