Psalms 136:16
To him that led his people through the desert, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
In Context
15And shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
17To him that smote great kings, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Cross References
Exodus 15:22And Moses caused Israel to break up from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur,—and journeyed three days in the desert and found no water;
Deuteronomy 8:2So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert,—that he might humble thee to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart,—whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 11:5and what he did unto you, in the desert,—until ye came in as far as this place;
Nehemiah 9:19yet, thou, in thine abounding compassions, didst not forsake them in the desert,—the pillar of cloud, departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.
Isaiah 49:10They shall neither hunger, nor thirst, Nor shall smite them the glowing sand, or the glaring sun,—For, he that hath compassion upon them, will lead them, And unto springs of water, will he conduct them.
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 →