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Psalms Chapter 114 (BSB)

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Psalms 114 – The Earth Trembles at the Exodus
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1 When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.

3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

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

5 Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

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

8 who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical event does Psalm 114 recall?
It recalls Israel's exodus from Egypt (v.1) and is retold through poetic imagery: "the sea saw it, and fled," and "Jordan was driven back" (v.3).
What do the mountains and hills do in verse 4?
V.4 pictures the mountains skipping "like rams" and the hills "like lambs," dramatizing creation's trembling response to God's presence.
What does verse 8 say God turned the rock into?
V.8 reads, "which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters," recalling God providing water out of rock.

Today's Verse

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.

1-samuel 1:9 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The rock turned into standing water recalls the desert provision described in Psalms 107:35, and the psalm's awe at God's presence continues into Psalms 115.