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yet your footprints were unseen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/77.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy way <i>is</i> in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/77.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your way <i>was</i> in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/77.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints may not be known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thy way was in the sea, And Thy paths in the mighty waters, And Thy footprints may not be known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/77.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, But Your footprints were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/77.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea, And Your paths through the great waters, And Your footprints were not traceable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/77.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your way went through the sea and your path through the vast water, but your footprints were unseen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/77.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your way went through the sea and Your path through the great waters, but Your footprints were unseen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/77.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/77.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You walked through the water of the mighty sea, but your footprints were never seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/77.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy way was in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footsteps were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/77.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your road went through the sea. Your path went through raging water, but your footprints could not be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/77.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You walked through the waves; you crossed the deep sea, but your footprints could not be seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/77.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your way was through the sea, and your path through mighty waters, but your footprints cannot be traced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/77.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/77.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/77.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/77.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/77.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your way was through the sea, your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/77.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your way [is] in the sea, "" And Your paths in many waters, "" And Your tracks have not been known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/77.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the sea is Thy way, And Thy paths are in many waters, And Thy tracks have not been known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/77.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the sea thy way, and thy paths in many waters, and thy heels were not known.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/77.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: and thy footsteps shall not be known. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/77.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 76:20>Your way is through the sea, and your paths are through many waters. And your traces will not be known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/77.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Through the sea was your way; your path, through the mighty waters, though your footsteps were unseen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/77.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your way was through the sea, your path, through the mighty waters; yet your footprints were unseen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/77.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy way is in the sea, and thy path is in the great waters, but thy footsteps are not seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/77.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your path is in the sea and your steps in the many waters, neither are your footprints known.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/77.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy way was in the sea, And Thy path in the great waters, And Thy footsteps were not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/77.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters, and thy footsteps cannot be known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/77-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9451" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">In The Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·ke·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">Your path</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: bay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">led through the sea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7635.htm" title="7635: ū·šə·ḇī·lɛ·ḵå̄ (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A way, path. From the same as shebel; a track or passage-way.">Your way</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">through the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bə·ma·yim (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6119.htm" title="6119: wə·‘iq·qə·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Heel, footprint, hind part. Or hiqqbah; from aqab; a heel; hence, a track; figuratively, the rear.">but Your footprints</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: nō·ḏā·‘ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">to be found.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></span><br />He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Habakkuk 3:15</a></span><br />You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Joshua 3:15-17</a></span><br />Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. / The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25-26</a></span><br />During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. / When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Mark 6:48-50</a></span><br />He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them, / but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost— / for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-19.htm">John 6:19-21</a></span><br />When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. / But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” / Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Isaiah 63:13</a></span><br />who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalm 78:13</a></span><br />He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3</a></span><br />The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your way is in the sea, and your path in the great waters, and your footsteps are not known.</p><p class="hdg">way</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></b></br> The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a></b></br> Clouds and darkness <i>are</i> round about him: righteousness and judgment <i>are</i> the habitation of his throne.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></b></br> And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.</p><p class="hdg">footsteps</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Exodus 14:28</a></b></br> And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, <i>and</i> all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></b></br> O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable <i>are</i> his judgments, and his ways past finding out!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Footprints</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Footsteps</a> <a href="/psalms/77-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Led</a> <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Road</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Tracks</a> <a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Unseen</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/77-13.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Footprints</a> <a href="/psalms/85-13.htm">Footsteps</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Led</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/119-15.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Road</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Tracks</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Unseen</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/78-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 77</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/77.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/77.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your path led through the sea</b><br>This phrase recalls the miraculous event of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea, as described in <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>. It highlights God's direct intervention in history, guiding His people through seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The sea, often symbolizing chaos and danger in ancient Near Eastern literature, becomes a pathway under God's command. This event is a foundational moment in Israel's history, demonstrating God's power and faithfulness. It also prefigures the baptism of believers, symbolizing a passage from slavery to freedom.<p><b>Your way through the mighty waters</b><br>The "mighty waters" emphasize the overwhelming nature of the Red Sea, which God controls with ease. This imagery is echoed in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a>, where God makes a way through the sea. The waters represent both physical and spiritual challenges that God can overcome. This phrase also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus calms the stormy sea in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, showcasing His divine authority over nature.<p><b>but Your footprints were not to be found</b><br>This phrase suggests the mysterious and unseen nature of God's work. While His actions are evident, His presence is not always visible. This can be linked to the concept of faith, as described in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>, where believers trust in what they cannot see. The absence of footprints signifies God's transcendence and the idea that His ways are higher than human understanding, as stated in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>. This also points to the incarnation of Christ, who walked among humanity yet often went unrecognized for who He truly was, as seen in <a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10-11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing divine guidance and sovereignty over creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Symbolic of chaos and obstacles, often representing the Red Sea in the context of Israel's exodus from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_waters.htm">Mighty Waters</a></b><br>A metaphor for overwhelming challenges or trials that God leads His people through.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/footprints.htm">Footprints</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's unseen presence and guidance, emphasizing His mysterious and transcendent nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus_event.htm">Exodus Event</a></b><br>The historical backdrop of this verse, where God led the Israelites through the Red Sea, demonstrating His power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_chaos.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Chaos</a></b><br>Just as God led Israel through the Red Sea, He is sovereign over the chaos in our lives. We can trust Him to guide us through our trials, even when His presence is not visibly apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>The absence of footprints signifies that God's ways are often beyond our understanding. We are called to walk by faith, trusting in His unseen hand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance_in_difficult_times.htm">Divine Guidance in Difficult Times</a></b><br>God’s path through the sea reminds us that He provides a way through seemingly insurmountable challenges. We should seek His guidance and remain obedient to His leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_past_deliverance.htm">Remembering Past Deliverance</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past faithfulness, as the psalmist does, strengthens our faith in His future provision and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>Jesus' authority over the waters in the New Testament reveals Him as the fulfillment of God's deliverance, inviting us to place our trust in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_77.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 77</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_befriend_non-christians.htm">What evidence supports the historical occurrence of the Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_god's_'marvelous_things'.htm">Psalm 98:1 claims God has done “marvelous things.” Where is the historical or archaeological proof of these miraculous acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_77_7-9_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does Psalm 77:7–9, which questions God’s faithfulness, conflict with other passages that portray God as ever-present and unchanging? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_the_exodus.htm">What evidence supports the historical occurrence of the Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/77.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Are not known.</span>--"We know not, they knew not, by what precise means the deliverance was wrought; we know not by what precise track through the gulf the passage was effected. We know not; we need not know. The obscuring, the mystery, here as elsewhere, was part of the lesson. . . . All that we see distinctly is, that through this dark and terrible night, with the enemy pressing close behind, and the driving sea on either side, He led His people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron" (Stanley, <span class= "ital">Jewish Church, </span>i. 128).<p>To some minds the abruptness of the conclusion of the psalm marks it as unfinished. But no better end could have been reached in the poet's perplexity than that to which he has been led by his musings on the past, the thought of the religious aids ready to his hand, in the faith and worship left by Moses and Aaron. We are reminded of him who recalled the thoughts of the young man, searching for a higher ideal of duty, back to the law and obedience. Or if the psalm is rather an expression of the feeling of the community than of an individual, there is a pointed significance in the conclusion given to all the national cries of doubt and despair--the one safe course was to remain loyal and true to the ancient institutions.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/77.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy way is in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the sea;</span> rather, <span class="accented">was in the sea.</span> Thou wentest, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in person before thy people in their passage across the dry bed of the Red Sea; truly there, though invisible (comp. <a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">Exodus 15:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-52.htm">Psalm 78:52, 53</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Isaiah 63:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And thy path in the great waters;</span> literally, <span class="accented">thy paths.</span> So the Revised Version. <span class="cmt_word">And thy footsteps are not known;</span> rather, <span class="accented">were not</span>. No one perceived thy presence, much less discerned thy footsteps. As in external nature and in the human heart, God worked secretly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/77-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your path</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(dar·ke·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">led through the sea,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your way</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽ֭שְׁבִֽילְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḇî·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7635.htm">Strong's 7635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A track, passage-way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but Your footprints</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝עִקְּבוֹתֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘iq·qə·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6119.htm">Strong's 6119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heel, footprint, hind part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be found.</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹדָֽעוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḏā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 77:19 Your way was through the sea (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 77:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 77:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>