Revised Version 1895
Psalms 136:15
15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 136:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:15
13To him which divided the Red Sea in sunder: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. 17To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:15 word by word
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 136:15
- Psalms 78:53And he led them safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- Psalms 135:9He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
- Exodus 14:27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
- Exodus 15:4Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
- Nehemiah 9:10and shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them; and didst get thee a name, as it is this day.
- Psalms 65:5By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
- Psalms 79:6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
- Psalms 143:12And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant.
- Exodus 15:12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.
- Luke 1:71Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Commentaries on Psalms 136:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, shaked off. The word is applicable to a tree shaking off its foliage. Isaiah 33:9. The same word is used in Exodus 14:27: “And the Lord overthrew (Margin, shook off) the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,” He shook them off as if he would no longer protect them. He left them to perish. For his mercy - Their destruction was done in mercy to his people and to the world, for it was…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. 1515. overthrew--literally, "shook off," as in Ex 14:27, as a contemptuous rejection of a reptile.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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