Parallel Verses
Amplified
There the ships [of the sea] sail,
And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Holman Bible
and Leviathan, which You formed to play there.
International Standard Version
There, the ships pass through; Leviathan, which you created, frolics in it.
A Conservative Version
There go the ships. There is leviathan, whom thou have formed to play in it.
American Standard Version
There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
Bible in Basic English
There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
Darby Translation
There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
Julia Smith Translation
There the ships will go: the sea monster thou didst form to play in it
King James 2000
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which you have made to play therein.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There [the] ships sail. Leviathan [is there] that you formed to play with.
Modern King James verseion
There the ships go; You made this great sea animal to play in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There go the ships over, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastime therein.
NET Bible
The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.
New Heart English Bible
There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
The Emphasized Bible
There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;
Webster
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
World English Bible
There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
Youngs Literal Translation
There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
Themes
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Leviathan » Possibly a crocodile
the Sea » Passed over in ships
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
Interlinear
Yatsar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
25
There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Creatures both small and great.
There the ships [of the sea] sail,
And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.
They all wait for You
To give them their food in its appointed season.
Cross References
Psalm 74:14
You crushed the heads of
You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
Psalm 107:23
Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
Isaiah 27:1
With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy],
Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
Genesis 49:13
“Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
Job 3:8
“Let those curse it
Who are skilled in rousing up Leviathan.
Job 41:1-34
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Ezekiel 27:9
“The elders of
All the ships of the sea with their mariners were with you to deal in your merchandise.