Psalms 77:16

77:15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

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

KJV

The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.

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

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

77:17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. poured: Heb. were poured forth with water

What does Psalms 77:16 mean?

Psalms 77:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַיִם (mayim), רָאָה (râʼâh), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

Hebrew interlinear

The

watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

sawרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

thee,

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

the

watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

sawרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

thee;

they

were

afraid:חוּלchûwl/khool/H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert

the

depthsתְּהוֹםtᵉhôwm/teh-home'/H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)

also

were

troubled.רָגַזrâgaz/raw-gaz'/H7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 77:16.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 77:16 say?

Psalms 77:16 (King James Version) reads: "The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled."

Is Psalms 77:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 77:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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