Psalms 74:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 74:13

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11 ^aWhy do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

12 For ^aGod is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

13 ^aYou divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the¹ sea serpents in the waters.

14 You broke the heads of¹ Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

15 ^aYou broke open the fountain and the flood;
^bYou dried up mighty rivers.

16 The day is Yours, the night also is ^aYours;
^bYou have prepared the light and the sun.

17 You have ^aset all the borders of the earth;
^bYou have made summer and winter.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 74:13

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American Standard Version
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

Amplified® Bible
You did divide the [Red] Sea by Your might; You broke the heads of the [Egyptian] dragons in the waters.

Contemporary English Version
By your power you made a path through the sea, and you smashed the heads of sea monsters.

Darby English Version
*Thou* didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:

Good News Bible
With your mighty strength you divided the sea and smashed the heads of the sea monsters;

King James Version
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

New American Standard Bible
You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

New International Version
It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.

New King James Version
You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

Revised Standard Version
Thou didst divide the sea by thy might; thou didst break the heads of the dragons on the waters.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea-`monster', Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

New English Translation
You destroyed¹ the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster² in the water.

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