Psalm 114:3

Translations

Modern

The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

Traditional

The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Literal

The sea saw Him and fled; the Jordan turned to the back.

Latin

Mare vidit, et fugit; Jordanis conversus est retrorsum.

Original

Hebrew

English

The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

Notes

Psalms 114:3–4

fled: God parted the waters so that Israel could escape Egypt (Psalm 77:17–18; Exodus 14).
The Jordan River turned back when Israel arrived to cross it (see Joshua 3).
skipped like rams: God's presence made the mountains quake (Exodus 19:16–20).

Psalms 114:1–8

This song celebrates the Lord's power in nature. It remembers Israel's start as a nation during the exodus (Psalm 114:1–2) and their entry into the promised land (114:3–6). It encourages respect for the God of Jacob (Psalm 114:7–8).

Psalms 113:1–118:29

These psalms are called the Egyptian Hallel. Hallel means “praise.” Jewish people use these psalms during Passover, which began when God brought Israel out of Egypt in the exodus. The people recite Psalms 113–114 before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115–118 are recited afterward.

Psalms 111:1–117:2

The word Hallelujah! is repeated throughout this group of psalms.

Related verses

Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Psalm 77:16
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
Habakkuk 3:8–9
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
Joshua 3:13–16
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
Isaiah 63:12
…who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
Exodus 15:8
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
Psalm 106:9
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Psalm 104:7
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
Psalm 74:15
You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Exodus, the Hallel Hallelujah Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

God: Power of Jordan: The Waters of, Miraculously Separated for the Passage of the Israelites the River Jordan: Passage of Israel Over: Alluded To

Psalm 114:3

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