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Psalms 78:13
13For he divided the sea and led them through, making the water stand up like walls!
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 great wonders he had shown them, 12the miracles he did for their ancestors on the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt. For he divided the sea and led them through, making the water stand up like walls! 14In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and all night by a pillar of fire. 15He split open the rocks in the wilderness to give them water, as from a gushing spring.
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 made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.
- Psalms 106:9He commanded the Red Sea to dry up. He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
- Psalms 136:13Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
- Exodus 14:1Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses:
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.
- Isaiah 63:13Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea? They were like fine stallions racing through the desert, never stumbling.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses.
- Psalms 38:7A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.
- Joshua 3:16the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
- Habakkuk 3:15You trampled the sea with your horses, and the mighty waters piled high.
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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