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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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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.

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.

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.