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Psalms 136:15

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea,.... In the same sea which was parted for the Israelites, and through which they passed safely as on dry land; into which Pharaoh and his army…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, shaked off. The word is applicable to a tree shaking off its foliage. Isa 33:9. The same word is used in Exo 14:27 : “And the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 136:10-22

The great things God for Israel, when he first formed them into a people, and set up his kingdom among them, are here mentioned, as often elsewhere in the psalms, as instances both of the power of God…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And he hath lifted up a horn for his people, a praise for all his beloved, even the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah, (Psa 148:14).

If this hymn was composed by Ben Sira, it…