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Psalm 78:53

He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
55He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
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The sea that overwhelmed Israel’s enemies makes this account of God’s safe leading both a comfort and a sobering record of judgment.

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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 names the enemies overwhelmed by the sea: Pharaoh’s army, whose chariots and horsemen were covered by the returning waters.
Exodus 14:19–20The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.Both passages describe God guiding Israel, with the psalm naming safety and Exodus describing the angel and cloud changing position.
Exodus 15:10You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.Both recount the sea overwhelming Israel’s enemies, while Exodus names God’s wind and describes their sinking like lead.
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 recount the destruction of Israel’s enemies in the sea, with Exodus describing Moses’ outstretched hand and God overthrowing the Egyptians.
Psalm 136:15but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;Both remember the overthrow of Israel’s enemies in the sea, while Psalm 136 names Pharaoh and praises God’s enduring loving kindness.
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 contrast Israel’s safe passage with the Egyptians being swallowed by the sea; Hebrews also names faith in Israel’s crossing.
Psalm 106:11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.Both remember the waters overwhelming Israel’s adversaries, with Psalm 106 stating that none of them remained.
1 Corinthians 10:1Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;Both recall Israel’s passage through the sea, while Paul also mentions the cloud over the ancestors.
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Encouragement

This account does not promise that every danger will pass without loss; it remembers a real rescue: God led Israel through, and Pharaoh’s army could not stop him.

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