Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Waters saw you, O God; waters saw you [and] they trembled. Surely [the] deeps shook.
New American Standard Bible
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.
King James Version
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Holman Bible
The waters saw You; they trembled.
Even the depths shook.
International Standard Version
The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.
A Conservative Version
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee. They were afraid. The depths also trembled.
American Standard Version
The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.
Amplified
The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.
Bible in Basic English
The waters saw you, O God; the waters saw you, they were in fear: even the deep was troubled.
Darby Translation
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they trembled, yea, the depths were troubled:
Julia Smith Translation
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they will tremble, also the depths will be moved.
King James 2000
The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Modern King James verseion
The waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You; they were afraid; the depths also were troubled.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The waters saw thee, O God; the waters saw thee, and were afraid, the depths were moved.
NET Bible
The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
New Heart English Bible
The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
The Emphasized Bible
The waters saw thee, O God, The waters saw thee, They were in birth-throes, Yea the resounding deeps were stirred;
Webster
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were disturbed.
World English Bible
The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
Youngs Literal Translation
The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid -- also depths are troubled.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 77:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confidence In A Time Of Crisis
15 With [your] arm you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah 16 Waters saw you, O God; waters saw you [and] they trembled. Surely [the] deeps shook. 17 [The] clouds poured out water. [The] skies {thundered}. Your arrows also {flew about}.
Cross References
Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh moved the sea with a strong east wind all night, and he made the sea [become] dry ground, and the waters were divided.
Joshua 3:15-16
When those carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the priests carrying the ark dipped their feet in the edge of the water (the Jordan was flowing over its banks during all the days of harvest),
Psalm 114:3-6
The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.
Habakkuk 3:8-10
Was the anger of Yahweh against the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, or your fury against the sea, when you mounted upon your horses, upon your victory chariot?
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled upon the sea [with] your horses, the churning of many waters.