Psalms 74:13
Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
In Context
12And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
14Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
Cross References
Exodus 14:28and the waters turn back, and cover the chariots and the horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh, who are coming in after them into the sea — there hath not been left of them even one.
Psalms 66:6He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.
Psalms 106:8And He saveth them for His name's sake, To make known His might,
Isaiah 11:15And Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused [men] to tread [it] with shoes.
Ezekiel 29:3Speak, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt! The great dragon that is crouching in the midst of his floods, Who hath said, My flood [is] my own, And I — I have made it [for] myself.
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 →