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Psalm 74:12-14
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12 God, you have been our King for a long time.
    You have saved us many times on this earth.
13 With your great power you split open the sea
    and broke the heads of the sea monster.
14 Yes, you smashed the heads of Leviathan[a]
    and left his body for animals to eat.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:14 sea monster … Leviathan These were creatures from ancient stories. People believed that they kept the world from being a safe, orderly place. So this verse means that God controls every part of the world and everything in it.
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Psalm 74:12-14
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12 But God is my King(A) from long ago;
    he brings salvation(B) on the earth.

13 It was you who split open the sea(C) by your power;
    you broke the heads of the monster(D) in the waters.
14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(E)
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(F)

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