Psalm 77:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.

New Living Translation
When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths.

English Standard Version
When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.

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

New American Standard Bible
The waters saw You, God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The ocean depths also trembled.

NASB 1995
The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled.

NASB 1977
The waters saw Thee, O God; The waters saw Thee, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled.

Amplified Bible
The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled.

Christian Standard Bible
The water saw you, God. The water saw you; it trembled. Even the depths shook.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters saw You, God. The waters saw You; they trembled. Even the depths shook.

Contemporary English Version
The ocean looked at you, God, and it trembled deep down with fear.

Good News Translation
When the waters saw you, O God, they were afraid, and the depths of the sea trembled.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The water saw you, O God. The water saw you and shook. Even the depths of the sea trembled.

International Standard Version
The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.

NET Bible
The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

New King James Version
The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were afraid; The depths also trembled.

King James 2000 Bible
The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

New Heart English Bible
The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
The waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You; they were afraid; the depths also were troubled.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were disturbed.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The waters sawe thee, O God: the waters sawe thee, and were afraide: yea, the depths trembled.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The waters sawe thee O God, the waters sawe thee, they feared: yea the depthes of them moued out of their place.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Sela. The waters sawe ye (o God) ye waters sawe ye, & were afrayed: ye depthes were moued.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The waters have seen You, O God, "" The waters have seen You, "" They are afraid—also depths are troubled.

Young's Literal Translation
The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid -- also depths are troubled.

Smith's Literal Translation
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they will tremble, also the depths will be moved.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you, and they were afraid, and the depths were stirred up.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The waters saw you, oh, God, the waters saw you and they feared and even the depths shook!

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

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The waters saw Thee, O God; The waters saw Thee, they were in pain; The depths also trembled.

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
















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