Bible Strands
2 Samuel 22:16
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks this song of deliverance to the assembly of Israel, framing Yahweh’s past military intervention as a cosmic theophany.
The words — מֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל (mo.se.Dot te.Vel) means "foundations of the world," and יִגָּלוּ (yi.ga.Lu) translates as "they were uncovered."
The thread — The motif of God’s breath or rebuke exposing and parting waters appears in Exodus 15:8, Nahum 1:4, and Psalms 114:3.
Why it lands — The text states that creation’s deepest structures yield to divine command, requiring the reader to acknowledge that historical deliverance originates from sovereign cosmic power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Cross-references
- Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
- Exodus 15:8 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Psalms 114:3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
- Habakkuk 3:8 Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- 2 Samuel 22:9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
- Job 38:11 and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
- Psalms 18:15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
- Psalms 74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Psalms 106:9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.