Psalms 104:26

104:25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. made: Heb. formed

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There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom you have made to play therein.

104:27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

What does Psalms 104:26 mean?

Psalms 104:26 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַךְ (hâlak), אֳנִיָּה (ʼŏnîyâh), לִוְיָתָן (livyâthân).

Hebrew interlinear

There

goהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

the

ships:אֳנִיָּהʼŏnîyâh/on-ee-yaw'/H591a ship

there

that

leviathan,לִוְיָתָןlivyâthân/liv-yaw-thawn'/H3882a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon

whom

thou

hast

madeיָצַרyâtsar/yaw-tsar'/H3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)

playשָׂחַקsâchaq/saw-khak'/H7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play

therein.

made:

Heb.

formed

Topics

Sea, the Ships

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:26 say?

Psalms 104:26 (King James Version) reads: "There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. made: Heb. formed"

Is Psalms 104:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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