KJV King James Version
He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
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Psalm 66:6
He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
WEB World English Bible
He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
ASV American Standard Version
He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.
Surrounding context — Psalm 66
3 Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing [to] thy name. Selah.
5 Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
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Joshua 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.Exodus 14:21-22And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.Joshua 3:14And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;Psalm 78:13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.Exodus 15:1-21Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.Psalm 136:13-14To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:Psalm 106:8-12Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.Revelation 15:2-3And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.Psalm 104:5-7[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.Isaiah 63:13-14That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?
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