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Psalms 114

8 aligned verses; 8 with wording or punctuation differences .

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1
When Israel went forth 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
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
3
The sea saw it, and fled ; The Jordan was driven back.
The sea saw it, and fled : Jordan was driven back.
4
The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
5
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest ? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
6
Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
7
Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob ,
Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ;
8
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

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