¹At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,[#114:1. “Foreign country”: literally, “people of a foreign language.”]

²the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

³The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.

⁴Mountains jumped in fright like rams, hills startled like lambs.[#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.]

⁵Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?

⁶Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

⁷Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!

⁸He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.[#114:8. See Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13.]