Tree of Life Version
Psalms 136:13
13who cut the Sea of Reeds into parts, for His lovingkindness 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 King James Version (NKJV)To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:13
11and led out Israel from among them, for His lovingkindness endures forever, 12with a strong hand and outstretched arm, for His lovingkindness endures forever, who cut the Sea of Reeds into parts, for His lovingkindness endures forever, 14and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for His lovingkindness endures forever, 15but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Sea of Reeds, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:13 word by word
לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 136:13
- Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God. How awesome His deeds for the children of Adam!
- Psalms 74:13You split the sea with Your power. You smashed the monsters’ heads in the waters.
- Psalms 78:13He split the sea and led them through, and He made the water stand like a wall.
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Sea of Reeds and it dried up, and He led them through the depths as through a wilderness.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided.
- Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? Who divided the waters before them— to make Himself a Name forever?
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as if on dry ground. When the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.
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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