< Psalms 114 >
1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:
In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people,
2 Judea made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3 The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.
The sea has seen, and flees, The Jordan turns backward.
4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like the lambs of the flock.
The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock.
5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee: and thou, O Jordan, that thou wast turned back?
What is [ailing] you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, you turn back!
6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs of the flock?
O mountains, you skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!
7 At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved, at the presence of the God of Jacob:
From before the Lord be afraid, O earth, From before the God of Jacob,
8 Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters.
He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, The flint to a fountain of waters!