Psalm 114

God’s Rescue of Israel from Egypt.

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When Israel came out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

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Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.^(A)

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The [Red] Sea ^(a)looked and fled;
The Jordan turned back.^(B)

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The mountains leaped like rams,
The [little] hills, like lambs.

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What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?

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O mountains, that you leap like rams,
O [little] hills, like lambs?

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Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob (Israel),

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Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of water.^(C)

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 114:3: Some of the ancient rabbis said that the sea saw God’s right hand placed on Moses. Others said that it saw God’s name (YHWH) engraved on Moses’ staff.

Cross references:

A. Psalm 114:2: Exodus 29:45; Exodus 29:46; Deuteronomy 27:9

B. Psalm 114:3: Exodus 14:21; Joshua 3:13; Joshua 3:16; Psalm 77:16

C. Psalm 114:8: Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11