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# You divided ... in the waters
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Asaph is probably speaking of the time God brought Israel out of Egypt, divided the Sea of Reeds, led Israel through it on dry land, then drowned Pharaoh's army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# You divided the sea by your strength
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Asaph is speaking of God as if God had a physical body. "You are so strong you were able to make dry land in the middle of the sea." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# the sea
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"the great water"
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# you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters
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Asaph is probably speaking of Pharaoh and his army as if they were sea monsters. If possible, translate these words literally. Alternate translation: "when you killed Pharaoh's army, it was as if you smashed the heads of sea monsters in the waters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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