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Psalms 114

When Israel came out of Egypt

hen Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;a 4the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.b

5Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back? 6Why, mountains, did you leap like rams, you hills, like lambs? 7Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,c 8who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.d

Commentary
Psalms 114 is a short, exuberant hymn celebrating the exodus from Egypt. It recalls the dramatic events of Israel's liberation—the sea fleeing, the Jordan River turning back, mountains skipping like rams—all in response to the presence of the Lord. The psalm moves from historical me
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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 114(7)

EgyptIsraelJordanSeaTongueWaterWhy

Bible Characters· Psalms 114(1)

Jacob

References· Psalms 114

a
v.3 — Exodus 14:21, Psalms 77:16, Habakkuk 3:8-9, Joshua 3:13-16, Isaiah 63:12, Habakkuk 3:15, Psalms 104:7, Psalms 106:9, Exodus 15:8, Psalms 74:15
b
v.4 — Judges 5:4-5, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 20:18, Habakkuk 3:6, Jeremiah 4:23-24, 2 Peter 3:7-11, Habakkuk 3:8, Revelation 20:11, Psalms 18:7, Micah 1:3-4
c
v.7 — Jeremiah 5:22, Job 26:11, Isaiah 64:1-3, Psalms 104:32, Psalms 96:9, Psalms 97:4-5, Micah 6:1-2, Psalms 77:18, Job 9:6
d
v.8 — Psalms 107:35, Deuteronomy 8:15, Numbers 20:11, Exodus 17:6, Psalms 105:41, 1 Corinthians 10:4, Psalms 78:15-16, Nehemiah 9:15

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