Chapter Text
114:1 In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people,
114:2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
114:3 The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.
114:4 The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock.
114:5 What--to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!
114:6 O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!
114:7 From before the Lord be afraid, O earth, From before the God of Jacob,
114:8 He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, The flint to a fountain of waters!
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "going", "israel", "egypt", "house", "jacob", "strange", "people", and "judah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "going" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "going" and "israel" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "going" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.