“When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;”
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The exodus becomes the founding moment: Israel's departure from Egypt under God's protection. The designation of Judah as God's 'sanctuary' and Israel as his 'dominion' suggests that the liberated people become God's sacred space and realm. This verse frames exodus as the establishment of Israel as God's elect people.
Church Fathers on Psalms 114:1
1. The river Jordan, when they were entering across it into the land of promise, when touched by the feet of the priests who bore the Ark, stood still from above with bridled stream, while it flowed down from below, where it ran on into the sea, until the whole people passed over, the priests standing on the dry ground. Joshua 3:15-17 We know these things, but yet we should not imagine in this Psalm, to which we have now answered by chanting Allelujah, that it is the purpose…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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