Psalms 114

1 In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people,

At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,

2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

3 The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.

The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.

4 The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock.

Mountains jumped in fright like rams, hills startled like lambs.

5 What — to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?

6 O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!

Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

7 From before the Lord be afraid, O earth, From before the God of Jacob,

Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!

8 He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, The flint to a fountain of waters!

He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.