New Revised Standard Version
By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Contemporary English Version
The heavens became bright when he breathed, and the escaping sea monster died at his hands.

New American Bible
By his wind the heavens were made clear, his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Douay-Rheims Bible
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

his spirit

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

Psalm 33:6,7 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth: . . .

Psalm 104:30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

the crooked serpent

Psalm 74:13,14 Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters. . . .

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the sea.

Revelation 12:9 And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world. And he was cast unto the earth: and his angels were thrown down with him.