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Psalm 136:15

but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, 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;
16to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Notice

Pharaoh's army dies in the same sea Israel crosses, a stark setting for the repeated claim that God's loving kindness endures forever.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 78:53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.Both recount the sea overwhelming Israel's enemies, with Psalm 78 stating the safety that surrounds Pharaoh's overthrow in Psalm 136.
Exodus 14:28The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh’s army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one …Exodus describes the complete destruction of Pharaoh's army beneath the returning waters, the event Psalm 136 remembers with its refrain.
Psalm 135:9He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.Both name Pharaoh as a target of God's action, though Psalm 135 speaks of signs and wonders rather than the sea.
Psalm 56:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for …Psalm 56 asks God for mercy under human attack; Psalm 136 praises his loving kindness in overthrowing Pharaoh's army.
Nehemiah 9:10–11and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that they dealt proudly against …Both recall God's action against Pharaoh; Nehemiah names the Egyptians' pride, while Psalm 136 names the army's overthrow.
Judges 5:2“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD!Both praise God in connection with Israel, though only the psalm names Pharaoh's defeat at the sea.
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 …Both describe God overthrowing the Egyptians in the sea; Exodus includes Moses stretching out his hand as the waters return.
Psalm 79:6–9Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,Both speak of God's judgment against human powers: Psalm 79 asks for wrath, while Psalm 136 recounts Pharaoh's overthrow.
Luke 1:71–74salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;Luke speaks of salvation from enemies; Psalm 136 recalls a specific rescue through the overthrow of Pharaoh's army.
Exodus 15:4–5He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.Both name Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea, remembering God's overthrow of the force that pursued Israel.
Exodus 15:10–13You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.Both recount destruction in the sea as God's act; Exodus describes the wind and the sinking beneath the waters.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. praise and worship. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 136:13–16 aloud, pausing at each refrain

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Encouragement

The army's destruction remains a grave part of this song. Israel's rescue came through God's judgment, and the refrain names his enduring loving kindness as the ground of their deliverance.

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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).