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Psalms 74:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 74:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 74:139 words
HebrewMeaning
אַתָּ֤הʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
פוֹרַ֣רְתָּpwōrarətā
you dividedverbH6565
any ways · cast off · cause to cease · clean ···
בְ/עָזְּ/ךָ֣bəʿāzəkā
by strength yourpronH5797
loud · might · power · strength ···
יָ֑םyām
the seanounH3220
) · south · west (-ern · side ···
שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּšibarətā
you shatteredverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
רָאשֵׁ֥יrāʾšēy
the heads ofnounH7218
beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···
תַ֝נִּינִ֗יםtaniyniym
sea monstersnounH8577
sea-monster · serpent · whale
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מָּֽיִםhamāyim
the watersparticleH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 74:13

1. This Psalm's Title is, “Of the Understanding of Asaph.” Asaph in Latin is translated congregation, in Greek Synagogue. Let us see what this Synagogue has understood. But let us understand firstly Synagogue: from thence we shall understand what the Synagogue has understood. Every congregation is spoken of under the general name of Synagogue: one both of beasts and of men may be called a congregation; but here there is no congregation of beasts when we heard…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 74 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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