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