Psalms 78:13

13 God parted the Red Sea and led them through it. He made the water stand up like a wall.

Psalms 78:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:13

He divided the sea
The Targum adds,

``by the rod of Moses their master;''

which he was ordered to lift up, and to stretch out his hand over the sea; which he did, and at the same time a strong east wind was raised, which caused the sea to go back, and divided the waters of it; see ( Exodus 14:16 Exodus 14:21 )

and caused them to pass through;
that is, he caused the Israelites to pass through the sea; this they did in faith, ( Hebrews 11:29 ) , in the faith of the power and promise of God, and of future grace and blessings, which this was an emblem of; for it was a representation of baptism, and is so called, ( 1 Corinthians 10:1 1 Corinthians 10:2 ) and of the sea of Christ's blood, or of his sufferings and death; whereby all enemies are overcome and destroyed, as sin and Satan, signified by the Egyptians, and salvation is wrought, and every blessing of grace procured; and of the passage of God's people through the sea of this world, and afflictions in it, safe to glory:

and he made the waters to stand as an heap;
and were as a wall on the right hand and on the left hand so they continued until the Israelites had passed through; and then they returned, and covered the Egyptians, and drowned them, ( Exodus 14:22 Exodus 14:28 ) .

Psalms 78:13 In-Context

11 They forgot what he had done. They didn't remember the wonders he had shown them.

12 He did miracles right in front of our people who lived long ago. At that time they were living in the land of Egypt, in the area of Zoan.

13 God parted the Red Sea and led them through it. He made the water stand up like a wall.

14 He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.

15 He broke the rocks open in the desert. He gave them as much water as there is in the oceans.