Psalms 106:9 - Exposition

He rebuked the Red Sea also (comp. Psalms 104:7 , "At thy rebuke they [ i.e. the waters] fled;" see also Isaiah 50:2 ; Nahum 1:4 ). The Hebrew poets constantly represent God's dealings with inanimate nature in terms proper to his dealings with his rational creatures, thus personifying material things. And it was dried up (see Exodus 14:21 , Exodus 14:22 ). So he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness (comp. Isaiah 63:13 ). Midbar, the word translated "wilderness," is properly a smooth stretch of down, very level, and suited for sheep walks.