New Living Translation

Psalms • Chapter 114

1 When the Israelites escaped from Egypt —<br>when the family of Jacob left that foreign land —<br> 2 the land of Judah became God (Elohim)’s sanctuary,<br>and Israel became his kingdom.<br> 3 The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way!<br>The water of the Jordan River turned away.<br> 4 The mountains skipped like rams,<br>the hills like lambs!<br> 5 What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way?<br>What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?<br> 6 Why, mountains, did you skip like rams?<br>Why, hills, like lambs?<br> 7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,<br>at the presence of the God (Elohim) of Jacob.<br> 8 He turned the rock into a pool of water;<br>yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock.<br>