Psalm 114
New English Translation
Psalm 114[a]
114 When Israel left Egypt,
when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,[b]
2 Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his kingdom.
3 The sea looked and fled;[c]
the Jordan River[d] turned back.[e]
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.[f]
5 Why do you flee, O sea?
Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?
6 Why do you skip like rams, O mountains,
like lambs, O hills?
7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord—
before the God of Jacob,
8 who turned a rock into a pool of water,
a hard rock into springs of water.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 114:1 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people.
- Psalm 114:1 tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.”
- Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Red Sea (Exod 14:21).
- Psalm 114:3 tn Heb “the Jordan” (also in v. 5). The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Jordan River (Josh 3:13, 16).
- Psalm 114:4 sn The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. This may recall the theophany at Sinai when the mountain shook before God’s presence (Exod 19:18).
- Psalm 114:8 sn In v. 8 the psalmist recalls the event(s) recorded in Exod 17:6 and/or Num 20:11 (see also Deut 8:15 and Ps 78:15-16, 20).
Psaumes 114
Louis Segond
114 Quand Israël sortit d'Égypte, Quand la maison de Jacob s'éloigna d'un peuple barbare,
2 Juda devint son sanctuaire, Israël fut son domaine.
3 La mer le vit et s'enfuit, Le Jourdain retourna en arrière;
4 Les montagnes sautèrent comme des béliers, Les collines comme des agneaux.
5 Qu'as-tu, mer, pour t'enfuir, Jourdain, pour retourner en arrière?
6 Qu'avez-vous, montagnes, pour sauter comme des béliers, Et vous, collines, comme des agneaux?
7 Tremble devant le Seigneur, ô terre! Devant le Dieu de Jacob,
8 Qui change le rocher en étang, Le roc en source d'eaux.
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