Psalms 114

1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:

When Israel went out of Egypt, Jacob’s house from a barbarous people,

2 Judea made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

God chose Judah for himself, Israel became his kingdom.

3 The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.

The sea saw it, and fled, Jordan river ran backwards.

4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like the lambs of the flock.

Mountains skipped like rams, hills like the young of the flock.

5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee: and thou, O Jordan, that thou wast turned back?

Why, sea, do you flee? Jordan, why run backwards?

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs of the flock?

Mountains, why skip ram-like? Why, hills, like the young of the flock?

7 At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved, at the presence of the God of Jacob:

Earth, tremble before the Lord, at the presence of Jacob’s God,

8 Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters.

who turns rocks into pools of water, and flint into fountains of water.