Psalms 106:11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
The setting
Temple courts, Jerusalem, Israel. ~500 BC. A Levite recounts Israel's greatest military miracle to worshippers who've never seen such power...
The emotion here: reverent awe at God's total victory
The original word
kasah (כָּסָה) — to cover completely, like a blanket smothering fire
Why it matters
Egyptian chariots cost more than 100 years' wages — this was economic devastation
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 106:11
This wasn't just drowning — it was total erasure, as if they never existed
Common misconceptionPeople think this glorifies violence, but it's about God's protection of the helpless. The Israelites were unarmed slaves facing the world's superpower.
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Verses that echo Psalms 106:11
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 106:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 106:11 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to unknown. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, complete victory, enemy defeat. Notable phrases: waters covered their adversaries; not one of them left.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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