Psalms 114
8 verses
Psalm 114 is a hymn celebrating Israel's deliverance from Egypt and theophanic imagery of God's power over nature, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 4. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
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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3
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.
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