Psalms 114

1 When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;

When Israel left Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people who spoke a foreign language,

2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Judah became his holy place, Israel his kingdom.

3 The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.

The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.

4 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills skipped like lambs.

5 What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?

Why did you flee, sea? Jordan, why did you turn back?

6 You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, like lambs?

Mountains, why did you skip like rams? You little hills, why did you skip like lambs?

7 Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

Tremble, earth, before the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.

8 who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.

He turned the rock into a pool of water, the hard rock into a spring of water.