John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 78:13
He divided the sea ,.... The Targum adds, "by the rod of Moses their master;' which he was ordered to lift up, and to stretch out his hand over the sea; which he did, and at the same time a strong east wind was raised, which caused the sea to go back, and divided the waters of it; see Exodus 14:16 . and caused them to pass through ; that is, he caused the Israelites to pass through the sea; this they did in faith, Hebrews 11:29 , in the faith of the power and promise of God, and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:9-39
In these verses, I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Ps. 78:9-11. The children of Ephraim, in which tribe Shiloh was, though they were well armed and shot with bows, yet turned back in the day of battle. This seems to refer to that shameful defeat which the Philistines gave them in Eli's time, when they took the ark prisoner, 1 Sam. 4:10, 11. Of this the... read more