12 By his power he (A)stilled the sea;
    by his understanding he shattered (B)Rahab.

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12 By his power he churned up the sea;(A)
    by his wisdom(B) he cut Rahab(C) to pieces.

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Among those who (A)know me I mention (B)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with (C)Cush[a]
    “This one was born there,” they say.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 87:4 Probably Nubia

“I will record Rahab[a](A) and Babylon
    among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia(B) too, and Tyre(C), along with Cush[b]
    and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
  2. Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
  3. Psalm 87:4 Or “I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This one was born in Zion.’ / Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, / and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”

10 You (A)crushed (B)Rahab like a carcass;
    you (C)scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

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10 You crushed Rahab(A) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered(B) your enemies.

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Egypt's (A)help is worthless and empty;
    therefore I have called her
    (B)“Rahab who sits still.”

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    to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.(A)
Therefore I call her
    Rahab(B) the Do-Nothing.

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(A)Awake, awake, (B)put on strength,
    O (C)arm of the Lord;
awake, (D)as in days of old,
    the generations of long ago.
Was it not you who cut (E)Rahab in pieces,
    who pierced (F)the dragon?

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Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?

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