1 W hen Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

¶ When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

2 J udah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Judah was his holiness, and Israel his dominion.

3 T he sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

The sea saw it and fled; Jordan was driven back.

4 T he mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

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

5 W hat ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

What came upon thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee? And thou O Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

6 Y e mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Ye mountains, why didst ye skip like rams and ye little hills, like lambs?

7 T remble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

At the presence of the Lord, the earth trembles, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

8 W hich turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

who turned the rock into a reservoir of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.