Psalm 136:15
New International Version
but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.

New Living Translation
but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Berean Standard Bible
but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;

New American Standard Bible
But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His faithfulness is everlasting.

NASB 1995
But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

NASB 1977
But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Legacy Standard Bible
But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Amplified Bible
But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Christian Standard Bible
but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His love is eternal.

American Standard Version
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Contemporary English Version
He destroyed the Egyptian king and his army there. God's love never fails.

English Revised Version
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea- because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
but he drowned the king of Egypt and his army; his love is eternal.

International Standard Version
and cast Pharaoh and his armies into the Reed Sea, for his gracious love is everlasting.

Majority Standard Bible
but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

NET Bible
and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures,

New Heart English Bible
But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Sea at the End; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Webster's Bible Translation
But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the Sea of Suph, "" For His kindness [is] for all time.

Young's Literal Translation
And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the sea of Suph, For to the age is His kindness.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he shook off Pharaoh and his strength into the sea of sedge: for his mercy is forever.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.

New American Bible
But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his mercy endures forever;

New Revised Standard Version
but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea; for his mercy endures for ever.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To him who struck Pharaoh and his army in The Sea of Reeds, for his mercies are to eternity.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever
14and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever. 15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever. 16He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.…

Cross References
Exodus 14:27-28
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea. / The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

Exodus 15:4-5
Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. / The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.

Nehemiah 9:11
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

Psalm 106:9-11
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. / He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. / The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.

Hebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Joshua 24:6-7
When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea. / So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

Isaiah 51:10
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?

1 Corinthians 10:1-2
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Exodus 14:13-14
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:21-22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

Exodus 15:10
But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Psalm 77:16-20
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...

Isaiah 43:16-17
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

Romans 9:17-18
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

Exodus 14:30
That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.


Treasury of Scripture

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

but overthrew.

Psalm 78:53
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Psalm 135:9
Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

Exodus 14:27,28
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea…

for his mercy

Psalm 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Psalm 79:6-9
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name…

Psalm 143:12
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

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Psalm 136
1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.














but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea
This phrase highlights a pivotal moment in the Exodus narrative, where God demonstrates His power and protection over the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "swept" (שָׁלַךְ, shalak) conveys a forceful action, emphasizing God's decisive intervention. Historically, this event is a cornerstone of Jewish identity, symbolizing liberation from oppression. Archaeological studies have sought to pinpoint the exact location of the Red Sea crossing, though the precise site remains debated. Theologically, this act of deliverance is a testament to God's sovereignty and His ability to save His people against overwhelming odds.

His loving devotion endures forever
This refrain, repeated throughout Psalm 136, underscores the central theme of God's enduring "loving devotion" (חֶסֶד, chesed). The Hebrew term chesed is rich with meaning, often translated as "steadfast love," "mercy," or "covenant loyalty." It reflects God's unwavering commitment to His covenant with Israel, a promise that transcends time and circumstance. In a conservative Christian perspective, this enduring devotion is seen as a foreshadowing of the New Covenant through Christ, where God's love is fully realized and extended to all humanity. The phrase serves as a reminder of the eternal nature of God's love, encouraging believers to trust in His faithfulness through all of life's challenges.

Verse 15. - But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea (see Exodus 14:27, 28; Exodus 15:1-10). That the Pharaoh's death in the Red Sea is not necessarily implied has been shown in the comment on Exodus. For his mercy, etc. Severity to their adversaries was "mercy" to Israel, who could not otherwise have been delivered.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
but swept
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר (wə·ni·‘êr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5287: To shake, shake out or off

Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֣ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

and his army
וְחֵיל֣וֹ (wə·ḥê·lōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

into the Red
ס֑וּף (sūp̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5488: A reed, the papyrus

Sea.
בְיַם־ (ḇə·yam-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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