Psalm 114 114 Psalms Book 5 unfoldingWord® Simplified Text A Psalm of Exodus 1 UST When the Israelite people left Egypt, yes, when the descendants of Jacob left those people who spoke a foreign language, BSB BSB: When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 UST the land of Judah became the place where people worshiped God; and the land of Israel became the area that he ruled over. BSB BSB: Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
3 UST { When they came to} the Sea{ of Reeds},{ it was as though the water} saw{ them} and ran away!{ When they came to} the Jordan River,{ the water in the river} stopped flowing{ so that the Israelites could cross it}. BSB BSB: The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
4 UST { When Mount Sinai shook,}{ it was as though} the mountains skipped like rams and the hills jumped like lambs. BSB BSB: the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5 UST { If someone asks,}“What happened at the Sea{ of Reeds} that made it seem to run away? What happened that caused{ the water in} the Jordan{ River} to stop flowing? BSB BSB: Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
6 UST { What happened at Mount Sinai that made the} mountains{ seem to} skip like rams and made the hills{ seem to} jump like lambs?” BSB BSB: O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
7 UST { I would reply,}“The earth trembles because the Lord is there! Everyone should tremble because of the presence of the God whom Jacob worshiped!” BSB BSB: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 UST He is the one who caused pools of water to flow from a rock{ for the Israelite people to drink}; indeed, he caused a spring to flow from a solid rock! BSB BSB: who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
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