What is Psalm 74 verse 13 talking about where it mentions dragons in water? (KJV)
Psalms 74:13
KJV - 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
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Asked February 27 2026
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peg caudill
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Timothy Maas
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I would say that the psalmist was speaking metaphorically in comparing the power of Egypt's armies under Pharaoh which were pursuing Israel after the exodus from Egypt (and, in particular, following them into the waters of the sea, which God had miraculously parted to allow Israel to cross) to dragons or sea monsters that were seeking to destroy Israel, but which God instead drowned and destroyed, as recounted in Exodus 14:23-28.
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