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

1 ¶ When Israel went forth out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

2 ¶ Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.

3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

3 ¶ The sea saw it, and fled;
Jordan was driven back.

4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

4 ¶ The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like young sheep.

5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

5 ¶ What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

6 ¶ Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams;
Ye little hills, like young sheep?

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

7 ¶ Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob;

8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

8 ¶ Which turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.