Psalms 106:7-11

Context

106:7 Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds,

they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love,

and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.¹

106:8 Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation,²

that he might reveal his power.

106:9 He shouted at³ the Red Sea and it dried up;

he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.

106:10 He delivered them from the power⁴ of the one who hated them,

and rescued⁵ them from the power⁶ of the enemy.

106:11 The water covered their enemies;

not even one of them survived.⁷

[106:7] ¹tn Heb “Reed Sea” (also in vv. 9, 22). “Reed Sea” (or “Sea of Reeds”) is a more accurate rendering of the Hebrew expression יָם סוּף (yam suf), traditionally translated “Red Sea.” See the note on the term “Red Sea” in Exod 13:18.

[106:8] ²tn Heb “his name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[106:9] ³tn Or “rebuked.”

[106:10] ⁴tn Heb “hand.”

[106:10] ⁵tn Or “redeemed.”

[106:10] ⁶tn Heb “hand.”

[106:11] ⁷tn Heb “remained.”