12 Even God is my king of old, working salvation [a]in the midst of the earth.

13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy power: thou brakest the heads of the [b]dragons in the waters.

14 Thou brakest the head of [c]Leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be [d]meat for the people in wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:12 Meaning, in the sight of all the world.
  2. Psalm 74:13 To wit, Pharaoh’s army.
  3. Psalm 74:14 Which was a great monster of the sea, or whale, meaning, Pharaoh.
  4. Psalm 74:14 His destruction did rejoice them as meat refresheth the body.

12 But God is my King(A) from long ago;
    he brings salvation(B) on the earth.

13 It was you who split open the sea(C) by your power;
    you broke the heads of the monster(D) in the waters.
14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(E)
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(F)

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