Psalm 74:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand?
Take it from your bosom;[a] destroy them!
12 But God has been my king from long ago,
working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You split open the sea by your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:11 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
Psalm 74:11-13
New King James Version
11 (A)Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
12 For (B)God is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 (C)You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the [a]sea serpents in the waters.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:13 sea monsters
Psalm 74:11-13
English Standard Version
11 Why (A)do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take it from the fold of your garment[a] and destroy them!
12 Yet (B)God my King is from of old,
working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You (C)divided the sea by your might;
you (D)broke the heads of (E)the sea monsters[b] on the waters.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:11 Hebrew from your bosom
- Psalm 74:13 Or the great sea creatures
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