Psalm 78:13

Translations

Modern

He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

Traditional

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

Literal

He divided the sea and let them cross over, and the waters He made stand up like a heap.

Latin

Interrupit mare, et perduxit eos, et statuit aquas quasi in utre:

Original

Hebrew

English

He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

Notes

Psalms 78:13

God split the sea when Israel crossed through the Red Sea (see Exodus 14–15).

Psalms 78:12–16

The focus shifts from Ephraim (Psalm 78:9–11) to all of Israel. The psalmist thinks about God's power in Egypt (see Psalm 81:4–7) and in the wilderness.

Psalms 78:1–72

This wisdom psalm urges people to learn wisdom and share it faithfully.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Love for Israel Wisdom Psalms

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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 15:8
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Joshua 3:16
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Psalm 106:9–10
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Psalm 136:13–15
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Psalm 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
Isaiah 63:13
…who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?
Psalm 38:7
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
1 Corinthians 10:2–3
They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
Exodus 14:1–15
Then the LORD said to Moses,

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