Psalms 136:13To him who divided the Red Sea apart; for his loving kindness endures forever;
The setting
Temple worship, Jerusalem, Israel. ~500 BC. Pilgrims from distant lands join locals in remembering the sea that split for their ancestors...
The emotion here: awestruck at God's power to split the impossible, leading celebration
The original word
gazar (גָּזַר) — to cut, slice through like a knife dividing meat
Why it matters
The Red Sea crossing created walls of water 1,500 feet deep on both sides
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 136:13
The sea didn't just 'part' - it was violently cut apart like splitting wood with an axe
Common misconceptionMany imagine a gentle parting, but the Hebrew describes violent cutting - God didn't politely ask the sea to move, He split it with force.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 136:13
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 136:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 136:13 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 grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include miraculous deliverance, divine intervention, eternal love. Notable phrases: divided the Red Sea apart; loving kindness endures forever. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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