The Meaning of Psalms 77:16 Explained

Psalms 77:16

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

YLT: The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid -- also depths are troubled.

Darby: The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they trembled, yea, the depths were troubled:

ASV: The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.

Discover Psalms 77:16

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 77:16?

MEANING: What does Psalms 77:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 77:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 77:16?

What is the context of Psalms 77:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 77:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 77:11-20 - "the God That Doest Wonders"

Go back to the past. Consider the manner in which God has stood by His saints in the days of old, in the years of ancient time. What He did for them He is prepared to do again. He cannot cast us off. When once He begins He will continue. The train may be lost in a dark tunnel, but it will shoot out again into the radiant daylight. Through the hard Wilderness God led His people into the land of milk and honey. It is thy infirmity that leads thee to doubt Him. Like John the Baptist, you may be enclosed in a dungeon-cell of adverse circumstances, but remember the long years in which the right hand of the Most High has wrought for His people.

Compare Psalms 77:13 and Psalms 77:19. God's way is in the sea-it is impossible to track His footsteps-but it is also in the sanctuary! In other words, however perplexing His providences may appear, they are governed by His redeeming love for His own, and are consistent with His perfect holiness. His ways may be veiled in mystery, but He leads His people as the shepherd His flock. Do not look down at your path, but up into His face. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 77

¹ The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust
¹⁰ The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works

What do the individual words in Psalms 77:16 mean?

Saw You the waters God saw You the waters they were afraid also trembled the depths

רָ֘א֤וּךָ מַּ֨יִם ׀ אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים רָא֣וּךָ מַּ֣יִם יָחִ֑ילוּ אַ֝֗ף יִרְגְּז֥וּ תְהֹמֽוֹת

רָ֘א֤וּךָ	Saw You
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, second person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
מַּ֨יִם ׀	the waters
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
רָא֣וּךָ	saw You
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, second person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
מַּ֣יִם	the waters
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
יָחִ֑ילוּ	they were afraid
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חוּל Sense: to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained.
אַ֝֗ף	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: אַף Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
יִרְגְּז֥וּ	trembled
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָגַז Sense: tremble, quake, rage, quiver, be agitated, be excited, be perturbed.
תְהֹמֽוֹת	the depths
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: תְּהֹום Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 77:16?

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 77:16

		Exodus 14:21 [6]
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		Habakkuk 3:8-10 [3]