Psalms 136:16
To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
15By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
17To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
Cross References
Exodus 15:22Then Moses took Israel forward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the waste land of Shur; and for three days they were in the waste land where there was no water.
Deuteronomy 8:2And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.
Deuteronomy 11:5And what he did for you in the waste land, till you came to this place;
Nehemiah 9:19Even then, in your great mercy, you did not give them up in the waste land: the pillar of cloud still went before them by day, guiding them on their way, and the pillar of fire by night, to give them light, and make clear the way they were to go.
Isaiah 49:10They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 136:11-23
Divine Mercy Celebrated. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.… Read the whole commentary →