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Psalms 77:16 Cross-References
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“The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.”
Psalms 77:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 77:16
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid (רָאוּךָ מַּיִם אֱלֹהִים רָאוּךָ מַּיִם יָחִילוּ). The repetition "the waters saw thee... saw thee" emphasizes intensity. Ra'ah (רָאָה) is visual perception—the waters literally beheld God's presence. Chil (חִיל) means to writhe, tremble, or be in anguish—personifying the waters as sentient creatures terrified by divine presence. This recalls the Red Sea crossing and perhaps also creation itself (Genesis 1:2, Job 38:8-11).The depths also were troubled (אַף־יִרְגְּזוּ תְהֹמוֹת). Tehom (תְּהוֹם) is the primordial deep, the chaotic...
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Cross-References for Psalms 77:16
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“and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night”
“and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest)”
“churning mighty waters.”
“and fled. The Jordan was driven back.”
“or your wrath against the sea”