Psalm 74:13

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

Cross-references

Psalm 66:6 Parallel

Psalm 66:6 describes God turning the sea into dry land, the same Exodus miracle as the divided sea in Psalm 74:13.

Psalm 78:13 Parallel

Psalm 78:13 explicitly says God divided the sea and made waters stand like a heap, directly paralleling Psalm 74:13.

Psalm 106:9 Parallel

Psalm 106:9 recounts God rebuking the Red Sea so it became dry, the same event as the divided sea in Psalm 74:13.

Psalm 136:13-18 repeatedly praises God for dividing the Red Sea and overthrowing Pharaoh, mirroring the sea victory in Psalm 74:13.

Psalm 106:21 Historical context

Psalm 106:21 recalls God's great deeds in Egypt, including the sea parting, connecting to the exodus power here.

Psalm 148:7 Contrast

Psalm 148:7 calls sea creatures to praise the Lord, while here God defeats them — different perspective on the same beings.

Exodus 14:28 Historical context

Exodus 14:28 describes the destruction of the Egyptians after the sea closed, completing the victory Psalm 74:13 celebrates.

Ezekiel 32:2 likens Pharaoh to a monster in the seas, echoing the sea monster imagery of Psalm 74:13.

Ezekiel 29:3 calls Pharaoh a great monster (tannin), the same creature whose heads God breaks in Psalm 74:13.

Isaiah 51:10 Historical context

Isaiah 51:10 recalls God drying up the sea and making a path, the same Exodus miracle referenced in Psalm 74:13.

Isaiah 51:9 Allusion

Isaiah 51:9 invokes God's past defeat of Rahab the monster, directly paralleling the imagery of Psalm 74:13.

Isaiah 11:16 explicitly compares the future highway for the remnant to the Exodus from Egypt, the same event in Psalm 74:13.

Nehemiah 9:11 recounts God dividing the sea before Israel, directly echoing the Exodus event referenced in Psalm 74:13.

Exodus 14:21 Historical context

Exodus 14:21 describes God splitting the Red Sea—the same event Psalm 74:13 celebrates as breaking the sea monster.

Job 26:13 Allusion

Job 26:13 mentions God piercing the gliding serpent, another sea monster defeat like the heads broken here.

Isaiah 27:1 Allusion

Isaiah 27:1 directly names Leviathan, the sea monster God will slay, matching the broken heads of the monster here.

Isaiah 43:16 refers to God making a way through the sea, the same exodus event as the splitting here.

Job 26:12 Allusion

Job 26:12 also depicts God's power churning the sea and cutting Rahab, a parallel monster defeat.

Exodus 15:10 Historical context

Exodus 15:10 describes God's breath covering the sea with the Egyptians, echoing the same divine power over the waters seen here.

Habakkuk 3:13 describes God crushing the head of the wicked—mirroring the same imagery of breaking heads of sea monsters in Psalm 74:13.

Isaiah 11:15 prophesies God drying up the Egyptian Sea, using the Exodus pattern as a model for future deliverance.