Psalm 114:8

Translations

Modern

…who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Traditional

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Literal

…turning the rock into a pool of waters, the flint into a spring of waters!

Latin

…qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum, et rupem in fontes aquarum.

Original

Hebrew

English

…who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Notes

Psalms 114:8

The Lord miraculously provided for his people in hard times after the exile, just as he had done in the wilderness after the exodus.

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

Deuteronomy 8:15
He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.
Psalm 107:35
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
Numbers 20:11
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
Psalm 105:41
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
1 Corinthians 10:4
…and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
Psalm 78:15–16
He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
Nehemiah 9:15
In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.

Glossary

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Topics

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