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Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his kingdom.
The sea looked and fled;[a]
the Jordan River[b] turned back.[c]
The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.[d]

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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).

Judah(A) became God’s sanctuary,(B)
    Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled,(C)
    the Jordan turned back;(D)
the mountains leaped(E) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

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