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Psalm 74:13

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74:13You destroyed27 the sea by your strength;

you shattered the heads of the sea monster28 in the water.

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Footnotes

  1. 27 The derivation and meaning of the Polel verb form פּוֹרַרְתָּ (porarta) are uncertain. The form may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “break, shatter,” though the biblical Hebrew cognate of this verb always appears in the Hiphil or Hophal stem. 830 II פָּרַר suggests a homonym here, meaning “to split; to divide.” A Hitpolel form of a root פָּרַר (parar) appears in Isa 24:19 with the meaning “to shake violently.”
  2. 28 The Hebrew text has the plural form, “sea monsters” (cf. “dragons”), but it is likely that an original enclitic mem has been misunderstood as a plural ending. The imagery of the mythological sea monster is utilized here. See the note on “Leviathan” in v. .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You divided the sea by your might;

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

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You divided the sea with your strength;

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

NLTNew Living Translation

You split the sea by your strength

and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You split open the sea by your strength;

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

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength:

Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.