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Psalm 114

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

And 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.

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Psalm 114

When Israel came out of Egypt,(A)
    Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Judah(B) became God’s sanctuary,(C)
    Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled,(D)
    the Jordan turned back;(E)

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