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Psalm 114
At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,1
the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.
The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.
Mountains jumped in fright2 like rams, hills startled3 like lambs.
Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?
Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?
Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!
He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.4
Source notes (4)
- Footnote “Foreign country”: literally, “people of a foreign language.”
- Footnote Literally “skipped,” but this suggests a playful action when the context makes it clear that the jumping is due to fear, not joy.
- Footnote “Startled”: implied. The image is of mountains and hills shaking as in an earthquake.
- Footnote See Exodus 17:1-7 ; Numbers 20:1-13 .
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