Psalm 114:4

Translations

Modern

…the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Traditional

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

Literal

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like sons of the flock.

Latin

Montes exsultaverunt ut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium.

Original

Hebrew

English

…the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

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

Judges 5:4–5
O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Exodus 20:18
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
Habakkuk 3:6
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
Jeremiah 4:23–24
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
2 Peter 3:7–11
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
Habakkuk 3:8
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?
Micah 1:3–4
For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
Psalm 29:6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
Psalm 18:7
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.

Glossary

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

Topics

Earthquakes: At Sinai Earthquakes: Islands and Mountainous Districts Liable To God: Power of Mountains: God: Causes, to Skip Sheep: Agile The Lamb: Playful

Psalm 114:4

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