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Psalm 136:13

to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;

11and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness endures forever;
12with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;
13to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;
14and made Israel to pass through the middle of it, for his loving kindness endures forever;
15but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

The divided Red Sea makes God's loving kindness concrete: the refrain attaches enduring love to an act of strength that opened Israel's way out of Egypt.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 78:13He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.Both psalms recount God splitting the sea; Psalm 78 adds the people's passage and the waters standing in a heap.
Exodus 14:21Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters …Both name God as the one who divided the sea; Exodus describes Moses' outstretched hand and the east wind.
Psalm 106:9–11He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.Both recall God's command over the Red Sea, with Psalm 106 describing its drying and his leading the people through.
Isaiah 51:15For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. the LORD of Armies is his name.Both describe God's power over the sea, though Isaiah speaks of roaring waves rather than divided waters.
Exodus 14:29But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the middle of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.Both describe the Red Sea event; the psalm names its division, while Exodus describes Israel walking between walls of water.
Isaiah 63:12–13Who caused his glorious arm to be at Moses’ right hand? Who divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?Both recall God dividing waters; Isaiah connects that act with Moses and God's everlasting name.
Psalm 74:13You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.Both praise God for dividing the sea; Psalm 74 also speaks of his strength in breaking sea monsters' heads.
Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.Both recall the Red Sea event; Hebrews names Israel's faith in crossing and the Egyptians being swallowed up.
Psalm 66:5–6Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.Both direct attention to God's deeds; the supplied line from Psalm 66 shares praise for his work without naming the sea.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude. fear for the future.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Read verses 11–15 aloud, pausing at each refrain

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Encouragement

Israel's passage through the sea belongs to a specific moment in history. The love praised here reaches beyond that moment: “for his loving kindness endures forever;”

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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).