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Psalm 74:13-14 KJV
Psalms · chapter 74 · verses 13–14
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.Psalm 74:13-14 · King James Version
Psalm 74:13-14 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.
16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- leviathanlivyâthâna wreathed animalH3882 →
- strengthʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- brakestshâbarto burstH7665 →
- dragonstannîyna marine or land monsterH8577 →
- brakestrâtsatsto crack in pieces, literally or figurativelyH7533 →
- dividepârarto break upH6565 →
- gavestnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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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