Psalm 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

Cross-references

In Psalm 136:14, the crossing through the sea is recalled, echoing the same deliverance.

Psalm 78:13 Parallel

Psalm 78:13 recounts the same Red Sea crossing, adding that God made waters stand like a heap, expanding the miracle described in Psalm 66:6.

Psalm 106:8-10 recounts the Red Sea crossing, emphasizing God's motive to show his power and redemption, deepening the event in Psalm 66:6.

Psalm 106:11 adds that the waters covered Israel's enemies — a detail not in Psalm 66:6 but part of the same event.

Psalm 106:12 records Israel's belief and praise after the crossing — the rejoicing hinted at in Psalm 66:6's 'we rejoiced'.

In Psalm 136:13, the same dividing of the Red Sea is celebrated with the refrain 'his steadfast love endures forever'.

Psalm 106:9 Historical context

Psalm 106:9 directly retells the Red Sea crossing: God rebuked the sea and it became dry — the same miracle the psalm celebrates.

Psalm 104:5-7 describes God's power over the waters at creation, paralleling the control over the sea seen in the Red Sea crossing of Psalm 66:6.

Revelation 15:3 explicitly mentions the song of Moses, which celebrates the Red Sea crossing that Psalm 66:6 describes.

Exodus 14:21 describes the Lord driving back the sea with a strong east wind to make dry land — the event the psalm references.

Revelation 15:2 shows the redeemed standing by a sea of glass, echoing the Exodus crossing — a typological deliverance from evil.

Isaiah 63:13 recalls God leading Israel through the depths without stumbling — a poetic echo of the Red Sea crossing.

Exodus 15:1-21 is the song of Moses celebrating this very event — the sea turned to dry land — which the psalm recalls as a reason for rejoicing.

Exodus 14:22 records Israel walking on dry ground between walls of water — the precise miracle the psalm alludes to.

Nehemiah 9:11 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:11 recounts the same Red Sea miracle in a prayer of confession, reinforcing God's saving power.

1 Corinthians 10:1 directly references the same Exodus event—'our fathers... passed through the sea'—using it as a type for baptism.

Hebrews 11:29 cites the same miracle—'by faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land'—as an example of faith.

Exodus 14:29 Historical context

Exodus 14:29 gives the historical account of the Israelites walking on dry ground through the sea — the exact event the psalm summarizes.