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Psalms 77:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 77:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 77:16

Theological / Devotional

The waters saw thee. Verses 16–20 are a highly compact and sublimely dramatic description of the miracle of deliverance at the Red Sea. The details in these verses provide valuable incidental additions to the narrative in Exodus. Compare the narrative in Ex. 14:27–29.

Saw. The personification, in which the waters are represented as recognizing the presence of God and fleeing in fear, is eminently sublime. The waters fled to make way for God’s people.

They were afraid. Literally, “they were in pain,” as of travail.

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