Psalm 114:2-4

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Red Sea (Exod 14:21).
2. 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.
3. Psalm 114:3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Jordan River (Josh 3:13, 16).
4. 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).