< Psalms 114 >

1 When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;
2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom.
3 The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan was driven back.
The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like young sheep.
The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.
5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?
6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye little hills, like young sheep?
You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?
7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Be troubled, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob;
8 Which turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.

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