Psalms 136:13

"with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness endures forever;"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 136:13, the phrase "with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm" vividly describes the might of Yahweh in delivering Israel from slavery in Egypt. For the original audience, these terms would evoke powerful imagery of divine intervention, recalling Moses’ actions when he raised his staff to part the Red Sea, demonstrating both God’s strength and his enduring mercy that continues even after such dramatic displays of power.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

To him which divided the Red sea into parts -More literally, “Parted it into parts;” made parts of that which before was unbroken and a whole. It was actually divided into two parts, so that the Hebrews passed between them:Exodus 14:21-22. For his mercy ... -This, too, was an exercise of mercy, or a manifestation of benevolence toward them and toward the world, to be measured by all the good which would result from it in itself, and by all the power which was put forth to effect it.

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