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1 Through the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,* “Foreign country”: literally, “people of a foreign language.”
2 the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.
3 The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.
4 Mountains jumped in fright† Literally “skipped,” but this suggests a playful action when the context makes it clear that the jumping is due to fear, not joy. like rams, hills startled‡ “Startled”: implied. The image is of mountains and hills shaking as in an earthquake. like lambs.
5 Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?
6 Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?
7 Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!
8 He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.§ See Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13.

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*114:1 “Foreign country”: literally, “people of a foreign language.”

†114:4 Literally “skipped,” but this suggests a playful action when the context makes it clear that the jumping is due to fear, not joy.

‡114:4 “Startled”: implied. The image is of mountains and hills shaking as in an earthquake.

§114:8 See Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13.

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