Psalms 136:13

136:12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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To him who divided the Red Sea apart; for his loving kindness endures forever;

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endures for ever:

136:14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

What does Psalms 136:13 mean?

Psalms 136:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּזַר (gâzar), סוּף (çûwph), יָם (yâm).

Hebrew interlinear

him

which

dividedגָּזַרgâzar/gaw-zar'/H1504to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide

the

Redסוּףçûwph/soof/H5488a reed, especially the papyrus

seaיָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

into

parts:גֶּזֶרgezer/gheh'-zer/H1506something cut off; a portion

for

his

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

endureth

for

ever:עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Topics

Mercy of God, the Praise Red Sea

People & places in this verse

Places

Red Sea

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:13.

Exodus 10:19

And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened

Exodus 13:18

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed: or, by five in a rank

Exodus 15:22

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Exodus 15:4

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

Exodus 23:31

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Numbers 33:11

And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

Psalms 136:20

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 136:13 say?

Psalms 136:13 (King James Version) reads: "To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:"

Is Psalms 136:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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