God’s Word Translation
Psalms 104:26
26Ships sail on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it.
Psalms 104:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
- New International Version (NIV)There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.
Context of Psalms 104:26
24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures. 25The sea is so big and wide with countless creatures, living things both large and small. Ships sail on it, and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it. 27All of them look to you to give them their food at the right time. 28You give it to them, and they gather it up. You open your hand, and they are filled with blessings.
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שָׁ֭ם אֳנִיּ֣וֹת יְהַלֵּכ֑וּן לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ן זֶֽה־יָצַ֥רְתָּ לְשַֽׂחֶק־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:26
- Psalms 107:23Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas,
- Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will live by the coast. He will have ships by the coast. His border will go as far as Sidon.
- Psalms 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave them to the creatures of the desert for food.
- Job 3:8Let those who curse the day (those who know how to wake up Leviathan) curse that night.
- Job 41:1“Can you pull Leviathan out ⌞of the water⌟ with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
- Isaiah 27:1On that day the Lord will use his fierce and powerful sword to punish Leviathan, that slippery snake, Leviathan, that twisting snake. He will kill that monster which lives in the sea.
- Job 41:5Can you play with it like a bird or keep it on a leash for your girls?
Commentaries on Psalms 104:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26There go the ships - By means of navigation, countries the most remote are connected, and all the inhabitants of the earth become known to each other. He appears at this time to have seen the ships under sail. That leviathan - This may mean the whale, or any of the large marine animals. The Septuagint and Vulgate call it dragon. Sometimes the crocodile is intended by the original word. To play therein - Dreadful and tempestuous as the sea may appear, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26There go the ships - There the vessels move along - objects that would, of course, attract the attention of one looking at the sea, and admiring its wonders. The psalmist is describing the active scenes on the surface of the globe, and, of course, on looking at the ocean, these would be among the objects that would particularly attract his attention. There is that leviathan - The Septuagint and the Vulgate render this, dragon. On the meaning of the word…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26ships pass: Commercial ships used for sea trade were one of the wonders of the ancient Near East (see Isaiah 2:16; 23:1, 3). Leviathan: The psalmist describes this feared sea creature as something the Lord created and controls.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. From a view of the earth thus full of God's blessings, the writer passes to the sea, which, in its immensity, and as a scene and means of man's activity in commerce, and the home of countless multitudes of creatures, also displays divine power and beneficence. The mention ofRead the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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