Psalms 104:26

There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

In Context

25This sea here, is great and broad on both hands,—Wherein are creeping things, even without number, Living things, small with great;

27All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;

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Cross References

Genesis 7:18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly, on the earth,—and the ark went its way on the face of the waters.

Job 3:8Let day-cursers denounce it, Those skilled in rousing the dragon of the sky:

Psalms 74:14Thou, didst crush the heads of the Sea-Monster, Thou didst give him to be food, for the people of the deserts;

Isaiah 27:1In that day, will Yahweh With his sword—the hard and the great and the strong, Bring punishment Upon Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, And upon Leviathan, the crooked serpent,—And will slay the monster which is in the sea.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:20-31

The Divine Bounty. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O Lord , how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.… Read the whole commentary →

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