< Psalms 114 >
1 When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;
2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3 The sea saw it, and fled; the Jordan turned backward.
The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.
The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.
5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?
What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?
6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep?
You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.