Psalms 136:14

136:13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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

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And made Israel to pass through the middle of it; for his loving kindness endures forever;

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

And made Israel to pass through the middle of it: for his mercy endures for ever:

136:15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. overthrew: Heb. shaked off

What does Psalms 136:14 mean?

Psalms 136:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), עָבַר (ʻâbar), תָּוֶךְ (tâvek).

Hebrew interlinear

And

made

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

pass

throughעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

the

midstתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

it:

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

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:14.

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. I am not: Heb. I am less than all

Genesis 42:5

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 47:29

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 136:14 say?

Psalms 136:14 (King James Version) reads: "And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:"

Is Psalms 136:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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