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Psalms 74:14

Psalms 74:14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood,.... That is, the rocks at Horeb and at Kadesh, from whence water flowed as…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces - On the meaning of the word “leviathan,” see the notes at Job 41:1. The…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 74:12-17

The lamenting church fastens upon something here which she calls to mind, and therefore hath she hope (as Lam 3:21),…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Thou brakest&c. Thou didst crush … thou didst give him &c. The dead bodies of the Egyptians were cast up on the shore…