Psalm 74:13-15
Contemporary English Version
13 (A) By your power you made a path
through the sea,
and you smashed the heads
of sea monsters.
14 (B) You crushed the heads
of the monster Leviathan,[a]
then fed him to wild creatures
in the desert.
15 You opened the ground
for streams and springs
and dried up mighty rivers.
Footnotes
- 74.14 Leviathan: God's victory over this monster sometimes stands for his power over all creation and sometimes for his defeat of Egypt.
Psalm 74:13-15
New International Version
13 It was you who split open the sea(A) by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster(B) in the waters.
14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(C)
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(D)
15 It was you who opened up springs(E) and streams;
you dried up(F) the ever-flowing rivers.
Psalm 74:13-15
King James Version
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.
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Psalm 74:13-15
New King James Version
13 (A)You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the [a]sea serpents in the waters.
14 You broke the heads of [b]Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 (B)You broke open the fountain and the flood;
(C)You dried up mighty rivers.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:13 sea monsters
- Psalm 74:14 A large sea creature of unknown identity
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