Psalms 89:25

89:25 I will place his hand over the sea,

his right hand over the rivers. ¹ 

Psalms 106:9

106:9 He shouted at ²  the Red Sea and it dried up;

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

Psalms 136:15

136:15 and tossed ³  Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,

for his loyal love endures,

Psalms 77:19

77:19 You walked through the sea; ⁴ 

you passed through the surging waters, ⁵ 

but left no footprints. ⁶ 

Psalms 106:7

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. ⁷ 

[89:25]  ¹ tn Some identify “the sea” as the Mediterranean and “the rivers” as the Euphrates and its tributaries. However, it is more likely that “the sea” and “the rivers” are symbols for hostile powers that oppose God and the king (see v. 9, as well as Ps 93:3-4).

[106:9]  ² tn Or “rebuked.”

[136:15]  ³ tn Or “shook off.”

[77:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the sea [was] your way.”

[77:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “and your paths [were] in the mighty waters.”

[77:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “and your footprints were not known.”

[106:7]  ⁵ tn 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.