“Both we with our ancestors have sinned.
We have committed iniquity.
We have done wickedly.
Our ancestors,
When they were in Egypt,
Did not consider
Your wonderful works.
They did not remember
The abundance of your steadfast love.
But they rebelled
Against the Most High
At the Red Sea.
Yet Yahweh saved them for his name’s sake.
Thus he would make known his mighty power.
He rebuked the Red Sea.
Then it became dry.
He led them through the deep
As through a desert.
He saved them from the hand of the foe.
He delivered them from the hand of the enemy.
The waters covered their adversaries.
Not one of them was left.
Then they believed his words.
They sang his praise.”
The psalmist associates himself with his ancestors in Egypt who doubted Yahweh with iniquity and wickedness. His ancestors did not realize the wonderful work that Yahweh was doing. They never understood the steadfast love of Yahweh. Thus they rebelled against the Most High God before crossing the Red Sea. However, Yahweh saved them so that they could go forth and proclaim his name. Yahweh made the Red Sea dry. Then they passed through it like it was a desert instead of a sea. They were saved from the hands of their foes and enemies. In fact, their adversaries were covered in water so that no was left. After this the Israelites believed in his words and sang praising his name.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 