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Psalms 74:13

Psalms 74:13
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou breakest the heads of leviathan in pieces,.... A large fish, generally thought to be the whale, by some the crocodile, described in Job 41:1 to which the king of Egypt or Babylon is compared, Isa…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, “break.” That is, he had by his power “broken up” the strength of the sea so that it offered no resistance to their passing through…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 74:12-17

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thou Psa 74:13-15; Psa 74:74all begin with an emphatic Thou; Psa 74:74 with Thine. It is Thou and none other, Who didst and doest all these things. The Asaphite Psalms are full of references to the…