King James Version
Psalms 74:15 in the King James Version says “Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. mighty: Heb. rivers of strength” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 74 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. mighty: Heb. rivers of strength”
Psalms 74:15 · KJV
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
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. made: Heb. made them
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the fountain”
H4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
“and the flood”
H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
“thou driedst up”
H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
“rivers”
H5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
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