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Psalms 74:13

74:12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. divide: Heb. break dragons: or, whales

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You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.

74:14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

What does Psalms 74:13 mean?

Psalms 74:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּרַר (pârar), יָם (yâm), עֹז (ʻôz).

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Thou
didst
divideפָּרַרpârar/paw-rar'/H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
the
seaיָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
by
thy
strength:עֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
thou
brakestשָׁבַרshâbar/shaw-bar'/H7665to burst (literally or figuratively)
the
headsרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
the
dragonsתַּנִּיןtannîyn/tan-neen'/H8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
in
the
waters.מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
divide:
Heb.
break
dragons:
or,
whales

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:13.

Exodus 12:9

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Ezekiel 30:18

At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. darkened: or, restrained

Ezekiel 47:19

And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. strife: or, Meribah river: or, valley is the south side southward: or, is the south side toward Teman

Ezekiel 48:28

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. strife: or, Meribahkadesh

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Isaiah 43:20

The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl

Jeremiah 14:3

And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

Leviticus 26:19

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

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What does Psalms 74:13 say?

Psalms 74:13 (King James Version) reads: "Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. divide: Heb. break dragons: or, whales"

Is Psalms 74:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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