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

When Israel went forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

2 J udah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.

Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

3 T he sea saw it and fled; Jordan turned back.

The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.

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

The mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs.

5 W hat ails you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?

What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams? O little hills, like lambs?

O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

7 T remble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,

Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,

8 W ho turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.