King James Version
Psalms 74:13 in the King James Version says “Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. divide: Heb. break drago...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 74 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. divide: Heb. break dragons: or, whales”
Psalms 74:13 · KJV
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom .
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
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. mighty: Heb. rivers of strength
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou didst divide”
H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate
“by thy strength”
H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
“the sea”
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 artif
“the heads”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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