Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 78:13
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap.
13. He divided the sea ] Lit. clave, as in Psa 78:15; the word which is used in Exo 14:16; Isa 63:12; Neh 9:11.
as an heap ] Cp. Exo 15:8; Psa 33:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He divided the sea … – The Red Sea. Exo 14:21-22.
And he made the waters to stand as an heap – The word rendered heap means anything piled up, or a mound; and the idea is, that the waters were piled up on each side of them as a mound. See the notes at Psa 33:7. Compare Jos 3:13, Jos 3:16; Exo 15:8.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 13. He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through] The reader is requested to consult the notes on the parallel passages marked in the margin on this verse and Ps 78:14-17, &c., where all these miracles are largely explained.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
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
Ex 14:16
and caused them to pass through; that is, he caused the Israelites to pass through the sea; this they did in faith, Heb 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, 1Co 10:1 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, Ex 14:22.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(13) As an heap.See Note, Psa. 33:7.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
13. Waters to stand as a heap Or, as a mound, a piled up mass; or, as in Exo 14:22; Exo 14:29, as a wall, which implies also, as the history states, a defence. Compare Hab 3:10. It is impossible, despite modern rationalism, to construe the Bible account into any thing less than a stupendous miracle. We must admit the miracle or abandon the history.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Ver. 13. He divided the sea ] Making it fordable for them, and fixing those fluid waters, like stone walls, on each hand of them, while they passed through with ease and safety. Every main affliction is our Red Sea; which, while it threatens to swallow, preserveth us.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
divided. Compare Exo 14:21.
as an heap. Compare Exo 14:22; Exo 15:8.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
A Table in the Wilderness
Psa 78:13-24
Throughout this wonderful recital there is a perpetual contrast between Gods unswerving goodness and the incessant backsliding of His people; and as we read it, we learn that sin is not simply the violation of the divine law, but a source of pain and trouble to our Heavenly Fathers heart. For us He cleaves the seas, leads us in the daytime, builds His watch-fires around us at night, and brings streams of blessing from the rocks. But we tempt Him by our incessant unbelief. We say, He certainly did thus and thus, but can He, will He, do this or that? Can God furnish? Can God give bread?
When shall we dare to believe in our Lords assurances; first, that with God all things are possible; and second, that all things are possible to him that believeth? But we must live habitually in fellowship with God before we are able to exercise this faith. As we nourish our souls by feeding on the promises, and studying what He has done in the lives of others, out faith removes all the boundaries with which it had limited the Holy One, and cries, Thou canst and thou wilt!
Fuente: F.B. Meyer’s Through the Bible Commentary
He divided: Psa 66:6, Psa 106:9, Psa 106:10, Psa 136:13-15, Exo 14:1 – Exo 15:27, Isa 63:13, 1Co 10:2, 1Co 10:3
made: Psa 38:7, Jos 3:16, Hab 3:15
Reciprocal: Exo 14:21 – the Lord Exo 14:22 – the children Exo 15:8 – the floods Deu 11:3 – General Deu 26:8 – the Lord Jos 3:13 – stand upon Jos 4:23 – which he dried Jos 24:6 – Egyptians Neh 9:10 – showedst Neh 9:11 – divide Psa 74:13 – divide Psa 136:14 – pass through Isa 43:16 – maketh Isa 63:12 – dividing Jer 31:35 – which divideth Act 7:36 – after Act 13:17 – and with 1Co 10:1 – and all Heb 11:29 – General