Psalm 77:16

Translations

Modern

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

Traditional

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

Literal

…the waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths trembled.

Latin

Viderunt te aquæ, Deus; viderunt te aquæ, et timuerunt: et turbatæ sunt abyssi.

Original

Hebrew

English

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

Notes

Psalms 77:16

the waters saw You and swirled: The Canaanites attributed divine power to the sea, but God is the one who made the sea and uses it for his own purposes.

Psalms 77:1–20

The psalmist laments that God has turned away from him, even though he feels innocent. He reflects on his situation (Psalm 77:3, 6, 12) and finds hope (see 25:5) in remembering God's past actions (77:11).

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Related verses

Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Joshua 3:15–16
Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
Psalm 114:3–6
The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
Habakkuk 3:8–10
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

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