Psalm 106:9

Translations

Modern

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

Traditional

He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

Literal

And He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up, and He made them walk through the depths as through a desert.

Latin

Et increpuit mare Rubrum et exsiccatum est, et deduxit eos in abyssis sicut in deserto.

Original

Hebrew

English

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

Notes

Psalms 106:9

Red Sea: See Exodus 14:15–31.

Psalms 106:6–13

The community joins together to confess their sins and their ancestors’ many acts of unbelief.

Psalms 106:1–48

The Israelite community in exile confessed the Lord’s goodness and justice and their own past sins. From their humble state in exile, they asked for redemption and restoration. They hoped to be gathered back from all the places the Lord had scattered them in his anger.
The psalm ends with a memory of the Lord’s past mercy and hope for renewed mercy (Psalm 106:44–48). Israel failed, but the Lord remains constant.
Verses 1, 47–48 (along with Psalms 96; 105:1–15) are included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16:1–43.

Theme notes and profiles

David God Works through Prayer God’s Love for Israel

Related verses

Psalm 18:15
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Isaiah 63:11–14
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
Isaiah 51:10
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
Psalm 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
Psalm 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
Psalm 77:19–20
Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
Nehemiah 9:11
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
Exodus 14:21–22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Exodus 14:27–29
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
Psalm 136:13–16
He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalm 78:52–53
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

Places

Red Sea: Sea crossed by Israelites in the Exodus

Glossary

David Exodus, the Memorial Music Psalms, Book of Red Sea Savior Sea

Topics

Deserts: Barrenness Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Marked by Constant Murmurings and Rebellions Miracles: Design of Red Sea: Israelites Cross; Pharaoh and his Army Drowned In

Psalm 106:9

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