Psalms 114:1

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Israel	יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל Yis.ra.'el	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
out	בְּצֵ֣את be.Tzet	H3318	to go (causatively · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jacob	יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
people	מֵעַ֥ם me.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
language	לֹעֵֽז lo.'Ez	H3937	to speak in a foreign tongue · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 12:41-42 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD w…
Exodus 13:3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the…
Genesis 42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
Psalms 81:5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of…
Isaiah 11:16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he…
Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 26:8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 114:1–end

The psalmist is here remembering the days of old, the years of the right hand of the Most High, and the wonders which their fathers told them of (Jdg 6:13), for time, as it does not wear out the guilt of sin, so it should not wear out the sense of mercy. Let it never be forgotten, I. That God brought Israel out of the house of bondage with a high hand and a stretched-out arm: Israel went out of Egypt, Psa 114:1. They did not steal out clandestinely, nor were they driven out, but fairly went out, marched out with all the marks of honour; they went out from a barbarous people, that had used them barbarously, from a people of a strange language, Psa 81:5. The Israelites, it seems, preserved the…

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John Gill on Psalms 114:1

When Israel went out of Egypt,.... The people of Israel in a body, publicly, openly, and not by stealth; freely and willingly, not forced and drove out; though urged by the Egyptians to go, through the hand of God upon them; and so went out with the mighty hand and outstretched arm of the Lord, and with great riches, and in health, not one feeble or sick among them. The house of Jacob from a people of strange language; or barbarous; as every language was reckoned by the Jews but their own; the Egyptian language they did not understand; see Psalm 81:5, no doubt many of them learned it during their long stay there, but in general they retained their own language. This was an emblem of the Lor…

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John Calvin on Psalms 114:1-4

Psalm 114:1-4 1. When Israel went out from Egypt, and the house of Jacob from a barbarous people; [356] 2. Judah was for his [357] holiness, Israel for his dominions. 3. The sea saw, and fled: [358] Jordan was turned backward. 4. The mountains leaped like rams, and the hills as the lambs of the flock. 1 When Israel went out from Egypt That exodus being a remarkable pledge and symbol of God's love for the children of Abraham, it is not surprising that it should be so frequently called to remembrance. In the beginning of the psalm, the prophet informs us that the people whom God purchased at so great a price are no more their own. The opinion of certain expositors, that at that time the trib…

The Church Fathers

"When Israel came out of Egypt, and the house of Jacob from among the strange people" [Psalm 114:1], "Judah was His sanctuary, and Israel His dominion" [Psalm 114:2]; "the sea saw that and fled, Jordan was driven back" [Psalm 114:3]. Think not that past deeds are related unto us, but rather that the future is predicted; since, while those miracles also were going on in that people, things present indeed were happening, but not without an intimation of things future....Some things he has related differently to what we have learned and read there: that he might not truly be thought to be repeating past acts rather than to be prophesying future things. For in the first place, we read not that the Jordan was driven back, but that it stood still on the side nearest the source of its streams, while the people were passing through; next, we read not of the mountains and hills skipping: all which he has added, and repeated. For after saying, "The sea saw that, and fled; Jordan was driven back:" he added, "The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like young sheep" [Psalm 114:4]: and then asks, "What ails you, O thou sea, that you fled, and thou, Jordan, that you were driven back?" [Psalm 114:5]. "You mountains, that you skipped like rams; and you little hills, like young sheep?" [Psalm 114:6].
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 114

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Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Language · .Egyptian — .Egyptian

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Psalms 114:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 114:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 114:1

John Calvin on Psalms 114:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 114:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 114:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 114:1

John Calvin on Psalms 114:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 114:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 114:1-2

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 114:1