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Psalm 106:11

The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
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Notice

The waters close over Israel’s pursuers, and the absence of survivors makes this rescue sobering to read: God’s deliverance includes the destruction of an army.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:5The deeps cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone.Both passages describe the pursuers covered by water, with Exodus comparing their descent into the depths to a stone.
Exodus 14:13Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the …Moses speaks of never seeing those Egyptians again; the psalm recounts the waters covering Israel’s adversaries with none left.
Psalm 78:53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.Both psalms recount the sea overwhelming Israel’s enemies as part of God’s rescue of his people.
Exodus 14:27–28Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. The LORD …Exodus describes the sea returning and the LORD overthrowing the Egyptians; the psalm states the devastating result.
Deuteronomy 11:4and what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued you, and …Deuteronomy identifies the pursuers as Egypt’s army and recounts the same destruction beneath the waters of the Red Sea.
Exodus 15:19For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea on them; but the …Both texts recount waters covering Israel’s enemies; Exodus names Pharaoh’s forces and contrasts their fate with Israel’s passage on dry land.
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Read Psalm 106:9–13 and note Israel’s response

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Encouragement

This account gives no promise that your conflicts will end the same way. Its claim is specific: God rescued Israel, and the pursuing army could no longer reach them.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).