Psalms 104:26

“There the ships go, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.”

Psalms 104:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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A psalm walks through the sea, the animals, and the food of every creatureCreation

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Psalms 104:26, word by word

the shipsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot

ship

Ship.

Where else “oniyot” appears
goיְהַלֵּכוּyehalechu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “yehalechu” appears
and Leviathanלִוְיָתָןlivyatan

Leviathan

Leviathan: the name of an enormous creature of the sea, like a serpent or a sea monster. It is described in Job 41 and named in Psalms 74:14; 104:26 and Isaiah 27:1.

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you formedיָצַרְתָּyatsarta

mold

To mold, as God molded man from dust.

Where else “yatsarta” appears
to playשַׂחֶקsachek

make merry

To make merry with music and dance.

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Translation note

“In it”: in the sea. The Hebrew can also be read “to play with him.” Leviathan is the name of a great sea animal (see Job 41).

The context

25This is the sea, great and wide; there are moving things without number, animals small with great.

26 · This verse (above)

27All of them wait for you to give them their food in its season.

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