New King James Version
Psalms 136:13
13To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever;
Psalms 136:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- New International Version (NIV)to him who divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
Context of Psalms 136:13
11And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endures forever; 12With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endures forever; To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever; 14And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endures forever; 15But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:13 word by word
לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 136:13
- Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
- Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Isaiah 63:12Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name,
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
Commentaries on Psalms 136:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13To him which divided the Red sea into parts - More literally, “Parted it into parts;” made parts of that which before was unbroken and a whole. It was actually divided into two parts, so that the Hebrews passed between them: Exodus 14:21-22. For his mercy - This, too, was an exercise of mercy, or a manifestation of benevolence toward them and toward the world, to be measured by all the good which would result from it in itself, and by all the power…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. 1-261-3. The divine titles denote supremacy.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13asunder In twelve pieces for the twelve tribes.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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