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Psalms 78:53
53He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
Psalms 78:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He kept them safe so they were not afraid; but the sea covered their enemies.
Context of Psalms 78:53
51He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham. 52But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness. He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies. 54And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken. 55He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:53 word by word
וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם לָ֭בֶטַח וְלֹ֣א פָחָ֑דוּ וְאֶת־א֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם כִּסָּ֥ה הַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:53
- Exodus 14:15Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.
- Hebrews 11:29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
- Psalms 136:15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
- Exodus 14:27Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.
- Exodus 15:10But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:53
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not - In hope; in confidence; so that they had no occasion for alarm. He showed himself able and willing to defend them. But the sea overwhelmed their enemies - Margin, as in Hebrew, covered. See Exodus 14:27-28; Exodus 15:10.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5452-54. made his ... forth--or, brought them by periodical journeys (compare Ex 15:1).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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