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Psalm 74:13 KJV
Psalms · chapter 74 · verse 13
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.Psalm 74:13 · King James Version
Psalm 74:13 in context
11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
12For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- brakestshâbarto burstH7665 →
- dragonstannîyna marine or land monsterH8577 →
- dividepârarto break upH6565 →
- headsrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- seayâma sea or large body of waterH3220 →
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The lamenting church fastens upon something here which she calls to mind, and therefore hath she hope (as Lam 3:21), with which she encourages herself and silences her own complaints. Two things quiet the minds of those that are here sorrowing for the solemn assembly: - I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17