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Psalms 78:13

Psalms 78:13
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud,.... Which was in the form of a pillar, and went before them, and the Lord in it, and directed their way, and protected them from heat; see Exo 13:21, Neh…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

He divided the sea ... - The Red Sea. Exo 14:21-22. And he made the waters to stand as an heap - The word rendered “heap” means anything piled up, or a mound; and the idea is, that the waters were…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 78:9-39

In these verses,

I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

He divided the sea Lit. clave, as in Psa 78:78; the word which is used in Exo 14:16; Isa 63:12; Neh 9:11.

as an heap Cp. Exo 15:8; Psa 33:7.