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Psalm 74:13–14

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13*With your mighty strength you divided the sea

and smashed the heads of the sea monsters;

14*you crushed the heads of the monster Leviathank

and fed his body to desert animals.l

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Footnotes

  1. kleviathan: A legendary monster which was a symbol of the forces of chaos and evil.
  2. lanimals; or people.

Cross references

  1. *74.13: Ex 14:21
  2. *74.14: Job 41:1; Ps 104:26; Is 27:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You divided the sea by your might;

you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan;

you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It was you who split open the sea by your power;

you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.

It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan

and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You divided the sea with your strength;

you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water;

you crushed the heads of Leviathan;

you fed him to the creatures of the desert.

NLTNew Living Translation

You split the sea by your strength

and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan

and let the desert animals eat him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You split open the sea by your strength;

You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan;

you gave him as food to the desert dwelling creatures.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength:

Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces,

And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.