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5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Psalms 114:5

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

  • O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-8)

The psalmist is here remembering the days of old, the years of the right hand of the Most High , and the wonders which their fathers told them of (Jdg. 6:13), for time, as it does not wear out the guilt of sin, so it should not wear out the sense of mercy. Let it never be forgotten, I. That God brought Israel out of the house of bondage with a high hand and a stretched-out arm: Israel went out of…

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