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When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
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Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
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The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
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What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
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Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
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Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
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Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Psalms 114 Study & Commentary
Overview & Chapter Summary
Psalm 114 celebrates the Exodus with vivid imagery. It describes the sea fleeing and the mountains skipping like rams at the presence of the Lord.
Theological Context & Insights
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Presence of God: Creation reacts to the presence of its Creator (v. 7). If the earth trembles at His presence, our hearts should be equally moved.
2. The Turning of the Rock: God can turn a "flint into a fountain of waters" (v. 8). No situation is too hard for Him to transform.
Practical Lessons & Daily Application
FORMAL PRAYER
Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. We stand in awe of Thy power. Amen.