Psalms 136:15

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

American King James Version (AKJV)

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Webster's Revision

But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible

But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for his loving kindness endures forever:

English Revised Version (ERV)

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Definitions for Psalms 136:15

Sea - Large basin.

Barnes's Psalms 136:15 Bible Commentary

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, shaked off. The word is applicable to a tree shaking off its foliage. Isaiah 33:9. The same word is used in Exodus 14:27 : "And the Lord overthrew (Margin, shook off) the Egyptians in the midst of the sea," He shook them off as if he would no longer protect them. He left them to perish.

For his mercy ... - Their destruction was done in mercy to his people and to the world, for it was the means of deliverance to Israel. The death of a wicked man is a benefit to the world, and the act of removing him may be really an act of the highest benevolence to mankind. No wrong is done to such people, for they deserve to die; and the only service which can be rendered to the world through them is by their removal from the earth.