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Verse Psalms 136:13. _DIVIDED THE RED SEA INTO PARTS_] Some of the
Jews have imagined that God made _twelve paths_ through the Red Sea,
that each tribe might have a distinct passage. Many of the _fath...
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TO HIM WHICH DIVIDED THE RED SEA INTO PARTS - More literally,
“Parted it into parts;” made parts of that which before was
unbroken and a whole. It was actually divided into two parts, so that
the Hebr...
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Psalms 136
His Mercy Endureth Forever
This is a historical Psalm of praise, as His grateful people Israel
think of all He has done. Twenty-six times we read “His mercy
endureth forever.” The Psalm b...
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CXXXVI. A LONG HYMN OF PRAISE FOR YAHWEH'S POWER AND HIS CARE OF HIS
PEOPLE FROM EGYPT TILL THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
Psalms 136:1 based on Genesis 1. Yahweh the Maker of all.
Psalms 136:6. For the wat...
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Jehovah the Deliverer of Israel. Cp. Psalms 135:8 ff....
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O give thanks unto him that hath chosen Zion (Psalms 132:13), for &c.
_into parts_ R.V. in sunder. _In two parts_of P.B.V. is a printer's
error. The Great Bible of 1539 has _into partes_....
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PSALMS 136
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Second Call to Temple-Worship, with Responses Inserted.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 136:1-3, A Threefold Call for Thanks, based on the
three leading Divine Names. Stan...
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To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
TO HIM WHICH DIVIDED THE RED SEA INTO PARTS - literally, 'into
divisions' (, "The Lord caused the sea to go back by a s...
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A song of praise to God ever merciful. It is sometimes known as the
great Hallel, although the Talmud includes also Psalms 120-135 under
this title. It differs from all other Pss. in the Psalter in th...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE *KIND LOVE OF THE *LORD
PSALMS 136
THE GREAT *HALLEL
Jesus said, "This is how God loved the world" ...
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לְ גֹזֵ֣ר יַם ־ס֭וּף לִ גְזָרִ֑ים
כִּ֖י
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Psalms 136:1
THIS psalm is evidently intended for liturgic use. It contains
reminiscences of many parts, of Scripture, and is especially based on
the previous psalm, which it follows closely in Psalms...
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DELIVERANCE FROM ENEMIES
Psalms 136:13-26
This psalm is no mere running commentary on the ways of God. It is a
song of redemption. Pharaoh, Sihon, Og opposed God's redeeming
purpose, though there...
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This is a song of the age-abiding mercy of Jehovah. It opens and
closes with a call to praise, and in its main movements sets forth the
reason for such praise. In the opening call the three great name...
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From the kingdom of nature and providence, the sacred writer turns to
the kingdom of grace, and in the history of Israel, in their
deliverance from bondage, he showeth how great that salvation must be...
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13._Who divided the Red Sea _I have already (Psalms 106:7) spoken of
the word סוף, _suph, _and have not therefore hesitated to render it
_the Red Sea _The Psalmist speaks of _divisions _in the plural...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 135 AND 136.
Psalms 135 and 136 celebrate Jehovah, who has delivered Israel and now
dwells in Jerusalem, and give thanks to Him whose mercy has endured
for ever...
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TO HIM WHICH DIVIDED THE RED SEA INTO PARTS,.... Into two parts, so
that the waters of it stood as a wall on the right and left hand of
the Israelites, as they passed through; this was done by means o...
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_To him who smote Egypt_, &c. “From the works of creation the
psalmist proceeds to those of providence and grace; and celebrates
that mercy which rescued Israel from oppression; brought them out of
th...
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EXHORTATION TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD.
An antiphonal hymn, which takes up the theme of the preceding psalm
and was intended to be sung in alternation by the choir and the
congregation, the former chantin...
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To Him which divided the Red Sea into parts, when Moses, at His
command, stretched out his staff over the sea, Exodus 14:21; FOR HIS
MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER;...
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10-22 The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of
Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by
Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. It is...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 136:13 divided H1504 (H8802) Red H5488 Sea H3220 two H1506
mercy H2617 forever H5769...
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Let us make this occasion a time of praise and thanksgiving: let our
hearts dance at the name of our God: let our lips give expression
thereto, in joyful music.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the...
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Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords for...
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This is indeed one of the chief songs of praise which we find even in
the Scriptures, and it is not surprising that such a poet as John
Milton should have written that version of it that we often sing...
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When the chorus was taken up by the whole of the people, accompanied
by a blast of trumpets, this must have been a magnificent hymn of
praise.
Psalms 136:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is go...
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CONTENTS: Call to praise God as the great Benefactor of the whole
creation.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: We should give thanks to God, not only for the mercies
which are handed out to us here on ear...
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This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and the author is unknown. It
is reckoned the grand _Te Deum_ of the Hebrew choir. The repetitions
at the end of every verse, have correspondent examples in Gree...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good._
THE ETERNITY OR GOD’S GOODNESS
This is a reason for praising Him--
I. In the material universe (Psalms 136:1). When the grandeur of
nature overawes yo...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:1. This hymn calls on the worshiping
congregation to give thanks to the Lord, who has shown his
faithfulness throughout the history of God’s people. Each verse in
this p...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 136:10 These verses recall how the Lord BROUGHT
ISRAEL OUT FROM AMONG the Egyptians WITH A STRONG HAND AND AN
OUTSTRETCHED ARM, and led his people through the wilde
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Perowne, “is little more than a variation and
repetition of the preceding Psalm. It opens with the same liturgical
formula with which the 106th and 118th Psalms open, a...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM with a familiar refrain (comp. Psalms 118:1, Psa 118:29; 2
Chronicles 5:13; Ezra 3:11) at the end of each line. In the main...
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Shall we turn now our Bibles to Psalms 136:1-26. Throughout the
one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth psalm, we have the repeated phrase, "For
His mercy endureth forever." And this is repeated in each of the
v...
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Exodus 14:21; Exodus 14:22; Exodus 14:29; Hebrews 11:29; Isaiah 63:12