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16 The waters[a] saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and trembled.[b]
Yes, the depths of the sea[c] shook with fear.[d]

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  1. Psalm 77:16 tn The waters of the Red Sea are here personified; they are portrayed as seeing God and fearing him.
  2. Psalm 77:16 tn The prefixed verbal form may be taken as a preterite or as an imperfect with past progressive force.
  3. Psalm 77:16 tn The words “of the sea” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  4. Psalm 77:16 tn The prefixed verbal form may be taken as a preterite or as an imperfect with past progressive force.