Psalmen 78:53

53 Ja, Hij leidde hen zeker, zodat zij niet vreesden; want de zee had hun vijanden overdekt.

Psalmen 78:53 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:53

And he led them on safely
Through the sea, where the waters were on each side; and through the wilderness, in which were serpents and scorpions, and where they were attacked by many powerful enemies:

so that they feared not;
for though they feared for a while at the Red sea, yet their fears were soon silenced, and they by faith passed through the Red sea as on dry land; and especially their fears were gone, when they saw the Egyptians dead on the sea shore; wherefore it follows:

but the sea overwhelmed their enemies;
or "covered" them F16; the waters returned, and overflowed and drowned the Egyptians, who were their implacable enemies, and vowed their destruction, and were sure of it; but now the Israelites had nothing to fear from them.


FOOTNOTES:

F16 (hok) "operuit", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Piscator, Gejerus.

Psalmen 78:53 In-Context

51 En Hij sloeg al het eerstgeborene in Egypte, het beginsel der krachten in de tenten van Cham.
52 En Hij voerde Zijn volk als schapen, en leidde hen, als een kudde, in de woestijn.
53 Ja, Hij leidde hen zeker, zodat zij niet vreesden; want de zee had hun vijanden overdekt.
54 En Hij bracht hen tot de landpale Zijner heiligheid, tot dezen berg, dien Zijn rechterhand verkregen heeft.
55 En Hij verdreef voor hun aangezicht de heidenen, en deed hen vallen in het snoer hunner erfenis, en deed de stammen Israels in hun tenten wonen.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.