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Psalms 114:1
1When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
Psalms 114:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
- New International Version (NIV)When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the Israelites escaped from Egypt— when the family of Jacob left that foreign land—
Context of Psalms 114:1
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.
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בְּצֵ֣את יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם בֵּ֥ית יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב מֵעַ֥ם לֹעֵֽז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 114:1
- Exodus 12:41At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:3Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
- Exodus 20:2"I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 16:1"Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Deuteronomy 26:8And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders.
- Isaiah 11:16And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
- Psalms 81:5He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:
- Genesis 42:34Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"
Commentaries on Psalms 114:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A people of strange language - This may mean no more than a barbarous people; a people whom they did not know, and who did not worship their God. But it is a fact that the language of the Egyptians in the time of Joseph was so different from that of the Hebrews that they could not understand each other. See Psalm 81:5; Genesis 42:23. The Chaldee has here ברבראי מעמי meammey barbarey, which gives reason to believe that the word is Chaldee, or more properly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When Israel went out of Egypt - literally, “In the going out of Israel from Egypt.” This is not to be confined to the exact act of the exodus, but embraces all that properly entered into that migration - the whole train of events which resuited in their being brought into the promised land. The house of Jacob - The family of Jacob - a name appropriately used here, since it was the family of Jacob that had gone down into Egypt, and that had increased to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1An exhortation to fear God. --Let us acknowledge God's power and goodness in what he did for Israel, applying it to that much greater work of wonder, our redemption by Christ; and encourage ourselves and others to trust in God in the greatest straits. When Christ comes for the salvation of his people , he redeems them from the power of sin and Satan, separates them from an ungodly world, forms them to be his people, and becomes their King. There is no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2At the time of Israel’s exodus from Egypt and their entrance into the promised land, Israel was one holy kingdom (Exodus 19:5–6). The mention of Judah and Israel as separate lands shows the psalm was written after the kingdom was divided (1 Kings 12:16–17; compare 1 Samuel 11:8; 1 Kings 1:35), and probably after the exile. Judah became God's sanctuary because the people worshiped God there. His tabernacle, and later his temple, were located there.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-4. of strange language--(compare Psa 81:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 114
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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