· Translation: KJV

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

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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.

Bible Genome reading

Psalms 106:11 — Bible Genome reading

Speakerunknown
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionworship
Literary typepsalm

Emotional genome

Comfort power70%
Quotability50%
Memorability60%
Crisis relevance50%
Standalone40%
Themes:divine justicecomplete victoryenemy defeat

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Open Psalms 106

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.

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