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Psalms 77:19

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 77:19

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Thy way is in the sea; rather, was in the sea. Thou wentest, i.e; in person before thy people in their passage across the dry bed of the Red Sea; truly there, though invisible (comp. ; , ; ; ).

And thy path in the great waters; literally, thy paths. So the Revised Version. And thy footsteps are not known; rather, were not. No one perceived thy presence, much less discerned thy footsteps. As in external nature and in the human heart, God worked secretly.

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