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Psalms 114:2
2Judah became His Sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
Psalms 114:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
- New International Version (NIV)Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.
Context of Psalms 114:2
1When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob’s house from a people foreign-speaking, Judah became His Sanctuary, Israel His dominion. 3The sea saw and fled, the Jordan turned back. 4The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
Read all of Psalms 114Psalms 114:2 word by word
הָיְתָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֣ה לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 114:2
- Exodus 6:7I will take you to Myself as a people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Adonai your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 19:5Now then, if you listen closely to My voice, and keep My covenant, then you will be My own treasure from among all people, for all the earth is Mine.
- Exodus 25:8“Have them make a Sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
- Exodus 29:45So I will dwell among Bnei-Yisrael and be their God.
- Leviticus 11:45For I am Adonai who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. Therefore, you should be holy, for I am holy.
- Deuteronomy 23:14You are to have a shovel for yourself among your weapons. Now when you sit down outside, you are to dig with it and turn and cover up what comes out of you.
- Deuteronomy 27:9Then Moses and the Levitical kohanim spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, O Israel—this day you have become a people for Adonai your God.
- Ezekiel 37:26I will cut a covenant of shalom with them—it will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will give to them and multiply them. I will set up My Sanctuary among them forever.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement does God’s Temple have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God—just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
- Revelation 21:3I also heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is among men, and He shall tabernacle among them. They shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them and be their God.
Commentaries on Psalms 114:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Judah was his sanctuary - He set up his true worship among the Jews, and took them for his peculiar people. And Israel his dominion - These words are a proof, were there none other, that this Psalm was composed after the days of David, and after the division of the tribes, for then the distinction of Israel and Judah took place.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Judah was his sanctuary - His home; his abode; his sacred dwelling-place. Judah was the principal or leading tribe, recognized as the tribe where power was to be concentrated, and from which the Messiah was to proceed Genesis 49:8-12; and hence, the name was early used to denote the entire people, and ultimately, as modified in the word Jews, became the common name of the nation. And Israel his dominion - The nation that he ruled; the nation that had his…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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