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Psalms 77:16

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:17.

רָ֘א֤וּךָraukhaseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…מַּ֨יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods 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 superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.רָא֣וּךָraukhaseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…מַּ֣יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).יָחִ֑ילוּyachilvdanceחוּלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dance”, an unfinished actionH2342properly, 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 pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…אַ֝֗ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.יִרְגְּז֥וּyirgezvstand in aweרָגַזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “stand in awe”, an unfinished actionH7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.תְהֹמֽוֹתtehomotdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-17) The waters saw Thee, O God; the waters saw Thee, they were in pain; the depths also trembled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid — also depths are troubled.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He brought forth water out of the rock: and made streams run down as rivers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-17) The waters saw Thee, O God; the waters saw Thee, they were in pain; the depths also trembled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and feared; and the depths were troubled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴδοσάν σε ὕδατα ὁ Θεὸς, εἴδοσάν σε ὕδατα καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν, καὶ ἐταράχθησαν ἄβυσσοι.