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Psalms 77:19

Thy way was in the sea,

And thy paths in the great waters,

And thy footsteps were not known. (R.V.)

Cp. Habakkuk 3:15. The A.V. pathfollows the Qrî; R.V. pathsthe Kthîbhand the Ancient Versions. The sea flowed back where Israel passed, and no visible trace of God's victorious march was left: a parable of His method of working. Cp. Job 23:8 ff.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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