Psalms 136:16
They have a mouth, but they speak not: they have eyes, but they see not.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
15The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
17They have ears, but they hear not: neither is there any breath in their mouths.
Cross References
Exodus 15:22And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the wilderness of Sur: and they marched three days through the wilderness, and found no water.
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
Deuteronomy 11:5And what he hath done to you in the wilderness, till you came to this place:
Nehemiah 9:19Yet thou, in thy many mercies, didst not leave them in the desert: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day to lead them in the way, and the pillar of fire by night to shew them the way by which they should go.
Isaiah 49:10They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.
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 →