King James Version
Psalms 78:53 in the King James Version says “And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. overwhelmed: Heb. covered” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. overwhelmed: Heb. covered”
Psalms 78:53 · KJV
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. overwhelmed: Heb. covered
And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he led”
H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
“them on safely”
H983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“so that they feared”
H6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“overwhelmed”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
“not but the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
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