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Psalm 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
4All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
5Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
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Dry land beneath the sea and feet crossing a river make the remembered rescue concrete, while the final sentence directs the joy toward God himself.
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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 passages credit God with turning the sea into dry land; Exodus describes the wind and Moses stretching out his hand.
Exodus 14:22The children of Israel went into the middle of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.Both passages recall passage through waters on dry ground, with Exodus describing Israel walking between walls of water.
Psalm 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.Both psalms remember God drying the sea so his people could pass through.
Joshua 3:16the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down …The psalm recalls crossing the river on foot; Joshua describes the waters stopping and the people crossing near Jericho.
Joshua 3:17The priests who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all …Both passages describe a river crossing on foot, with Joshua specifying dry ground beneath Israel and the priests.
Psalm 78:13He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.Both psalms credit God with opening a passage through the sea for his people.
Joshua 3:14When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,Both passages concern a river crossing; Joshua describes the people's departure toward the Jordan, while the psalm recalls their passage.
Exodus 15:1–21Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse …Both passages connect God's action at the sea with his people's praise, expressed as rejoicing in the psalm and singing in Exodus.
Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into …Both passages remember God making dry land through the sea so his people could cross.
Psalm 106:8–12Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.Both psalms remember God's saving action for his people; Psalm 106 states his purpose of making his power known.
Psalm 136:13–14to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness endures forever;Both psalms praise God for dividing the sea, with Psalm 136 connecting that deed to his enduring loving kindness.
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Your praise has a history beyond your own experience: God made dry land through the sea, and his people rejoiced in him for what he had done.
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