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Psalm 77:16–19

16  When ythe waters saw you, O God,

when the waters saw you, they were afraid;

indeed, the deep trembled.

17  The clouds poured out water;

the skies zgave forth thunder;

your aarrows flashed on every side.

18  bThe crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

cyour lightnings lighted up the world;

the earth dtrembled and shook.

19  Your eway was through the sea,

your path through the great waters;

yet your footprints fwere unseen.3

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Psalm 77:16–19 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 The waters saw you, God,

the waters saw you and writhed;

the very depths were convulsed.

17 The clouds poured down water,

the heavens resounded with thunder;

your arrows flashed back and forth.

18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,

your lightning lit up the world;

the earth trembled and quaked.

19 Your path led through the sea,

your way through the mighty waters,

though your footprints were not seen.

Psalm 77:16–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid:

The depths also were troubled.

17 The clouds poured out water:

The skies sent out a sound:

Thine arrows also went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven:

The lightnings lightened the world:

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Thy way is in the sea,

And thy path in the great waters,

And thy footsteps are not known.

Psalm 77:16–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 When the Red Sea saw you, O God,

its waters looked and trembled!

The sea quaked to its very depths.

17 The clouds poured down rain;

the thunder rumbled in the sky.

Your arrows of lightning flashed.

18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;

the lightning lit up the world!

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Your road led through the sea,

your pathway through the mighty waters—

a pathway no one knew was there!

Psalm 77:16–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 The waters saw You, O God;

The waters saw You, they were afraid;

The depths also trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

The skies sent out a sound;

Your arrows also flashed about.

18 The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lit up the world;

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Your way was in the sea,

Your path in the great waters,

And Your footsteps were not known.

Psalm 77:16–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 God, the waters saw you;

they saw you and became afraid;

the deep waters shook with fear.

17 The clouds poured down their rain.

The sky thundered.

Your lightning flashed back and forth like arrows.

18 Your thunder sounded in the whirlwind.

Lightning lit up the world.

The earth trembled and shook.

19 You made a way through the sea

and paths through the deep waters,

but your footprints were not seen.

Psalm 77:16–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 The waters saw thee, O God;

The waters saw thee, they were afraid:

The depths also trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

The skies sent out a sound:

Thine arrows also went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lightened the world:

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Thy way was in the sea,

And thy paths in the great waters,

And thy footsteps were not known.

Psalm 77:16–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they trembled, yea, the depths were troubled: 17 The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad: 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind, lightnings lit up the world; the earth was troubled and it quaked. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths are in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known.

Psalm 77:16–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 The water saw you, O God. 

The water saw you and shook. 

Even the depths of the sea trembled. 

17 The clouds poured out water. 

The sky thundered. 

Even your arrows flashed in every direction. 

18 The sound of your thunder rumbled in the sky. 

Streaks of lightning lit up the world. 

The earth trembled and shook. 

19 Your road went through the sea. 

Your path went through raging water, 

but your footprints could not be seen. 

Psalm 77:16–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 The waters saw You, God.

The waters saw You; they trembled.

Even the depths shook.

17 The clouds poured down water.

The storm clouds thundered;

Your arrows flashed back and forth.

18 The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;

lightning lit up the world.

The earth shook and quaked.

19 Your way went through the sea

and Your path through the great waters,

but Your footprints were unseen.

Psalm 77:16–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 When the waters saw you, O God,

when the waters saw you, they were afraid;

the very deep trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

the skies thundered;

your arrows flashed on every side.

18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

your lightnings lit up the world;

the earth trembled and shook.

19 Your way was through the sea,

your path, through the mighty waters;

yet your footprints were unseen.

Psalm 77:16–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Waters saw you, O God;

waters saw you and they trembled.

Surely the deeps shook.

17 The clouds poured out water.

The skies thundered.

Your arrows also flew about.

18 The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

lightnings lit the world;

the earth shook and quaked.

19 Your way was through the sea,

and your path through many waters.

Yet your footprints were not discerned.

Psalm 77:16–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 God, the water of the Red Sea saw you.

It saw you and boiled up.

The deepest waters were stirred up.

17 The clouds poured down rain.

The skies rumbled with thunder.

Lightning flashed back and forth like arrows.

18 Your thunder was heard in the windstorm.

Your lightning lit up the world.

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Your path led through the Red Sea.

You walked through the mighty waters.

But your footprints were not seen.

Psalm 77:16–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 The waters saw You, O God;

The waters saw You, they were in anguish;

The deeps also trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

The skies gave forth a sound;

Your arrows flashed here and there.

18 The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lit up the world;

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Your way was in the sea

And Your paths in the mighty waters,

And Your footprints may not be known.


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