Psalm 74:15

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

Cross-references

Psalm 105:41 recounts God opening the rock to bring water in the desert, matching the splitting of springs in Psalm 74:15.

Psalm 18:15 Parallel

In Psalm 18:15, God's rebuke exposes the sea's channels — a parallel image of divine power over waters as in Psalm 74:15.

Psalm 114:3 Allusion

In Psalm 114:3, the sea flees and Jordan turns back — celebrating the same divine acts of drying waters as Psalm 74:15.

Exodus 17:6 Parallel

Exodus 17:6 describes Moses striking the rock at Horeb and water flowing out, directly corresponding to the split springs in Psalm 74:15.

Numbers 20:11 tells of Moses striking the rock twice and water gushing out, another instance of God providing water as in Psalm 74:15.

In Joshua 3:13-17, God dries up the Jordan for Israel to cross — the same divine power over waters celebrated in Psalm 74:15.

2 Kings 2:8 Parallel

In 2 Kings 2:8, Elijah strikes the Jordan with his cloak and it divides — echoing God's power to split waters as in Psalm 74:15.

In 2 Kings 2:14, Elisha repeats Elijah's miracle, dividing the Jordan — a continuation of the same divine power over waters from Psalm 74:15.

In Isaiah 44:27, God declares He dries up rivers and the deep — directly echoing the same divine action as Psalm 74:15.

Isaiah 48:21 explicitly says God split the rock and water gushed out for Israel in the desert, echoing the springs split in Psalm 74:15.

Nahum 1:4 Allusion

Nahum 1:4 echoes God's power to dry up rivers and rebuke the sea, reinforcing the theme of divine authority over waters.

In Isaiah 11:16, God's past drying of waters (Exodus) is recalled as a pattern for future restoration — parallel to the same power in Psalm 74:15.

In Revelation 16:12, the Euphrates is dried up for the kings of the East — a prophetic echo of God's power to dry rivers as in Psalm 74:15.

In Genesis 7:11, the fountains of the deep burst open — similar to God splitting springs in Psalm 74:15, but for judgment rather than deliverance.

In Habakkuk 3:9, God splits the earth with rivers — a similar image of divine power over waters as in Psalm 74:15.

Proverbs 21:1 Related theme

Proverbs 21:1 uses the same water-stream imagery to describe God's sovereignty over the king's heart, extending the literal drying of streams to a metaphor of divine control.