Psalm 114

The Voice

Psalm 114

¹When the time came for Israel to leave Egypt—
for Jacob’s family to be free of those who spoke another language—
²God chose to make Judah His sacred place,
and Israel became His realm.

³And the waters of the sea witnessed God’s actions and ran away;
the Jordan, too, turned around and ran back to where it came from.
⁴All of the mountains leapt with the strength of mighty rams,
and all of the hills danced with the joy of little lambs.

⁵Why do you retreat, O sea?
Why do you roll back your waters, O Jordan?
⁶Why, O mountains, do you leap with the strength of rams?
Why, O hills, do you dance with joy like little lambs?

⁷Shudder and quake, O you earth, at the sight of the Lord.
The God of Jacob comes,
⁸Who turns rock into pools of refreshing water
and flint into fountains of life-giving streams!