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Psalm 114:1-3
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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]

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Psalm 114:1 tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.”
  3. Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Red Sea (Exod 14:21).
  4. 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.
  5. Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Jordan River (Josh 3:13, 16).
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