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13 You stirred up the sea by your might;(A)
    you smashed the heads of the dragons on the waters.(B)

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13 It was you who split open the sea(A) by your power;
    you broke the heads of the monster(B) in the waters.

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11 You crush Rahab[a] with a mortal blow;
    with your strong arm you scatter your foes.

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Footnotes

  1. 89:11 Rahab: a mythological sea monster whose name is used in the Bible mainly as a personification of primeval chaos, cf. Jb 9:13; 26:12; Ps 74:13–14; Is 51:9.

11 The heavens are yours,(A) and yours also the earth;(B)
    you founded the world and all that is in it.(C)

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Awake, awake, put on strength,
    arm of the Lord!
Awake as in the days of old,
    in ages long ago!
Was it not you who crushed Rahab,[a]
    you who pierced the dragon?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 51:9 Rahab: see note on 30:7. The dragon: see notes on 27:1; Ps 74:12–17.

Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?

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He roars at the sea and leaves it dry,
    and all the rivers he dries up.
Laid low are Bashan and Carmel,
    and the bloom of Lebanon withers;[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:4 Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon were famous for their mountainous terrain and lush forests.

He rebukes(A) the sea and dries it up;(B)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(C) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.

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