Psalms 74:14
You crushed the heads of leviathan; 1 you fed him to those living in the wilderness. 1
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13You divided the sea by your strength; 1 you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 1
15You broke open springs and streams; 1 you dried up flowing rivers. 1
Cross References
Exodus 12:35Now the people of Israel did as Moses told them. They asked the Egyptians for articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
Numbers 14:9But do not rebel against Yahweh, and do not fear the people in the land, for they are bread to us. Their protection will be removed from them, because Yahweh is with us. Do not fear them.”
Job 41:1Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? 1 Or tie up his jaws with a cord? 1
Psalms 104:25Over there is the sea, deep and wide, 1 teeming with innumerable creatures, 1 both small and great. 1
Revelation 20:2He took hold of the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:13-18
Acknowledgments of Divine Power. 12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the… Read the whole commentary →