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Verse 114

Psalms 114:6

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?

Bible in Basic English

You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?

Free Bible Version

Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye mountaines, why leaped ye like rams, and ye hils as lambes?

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, like lambs?

Translation for Translators

What happened that caused the mountains to skip like goats and caused the hills to jump around like lambs?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Mountains, why did you skip like rams? You little hills, why did you skip like lambs?

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You little hills, like lambs?

Young's Literal Translation

O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!

Context

A Psalm of Exodus

⁵Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, ⁶O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

Summary

This verse describes the miraculous event when the sea and the Jordan River turned back at the presence of God. It showcases the power and authority of God over creation, demonstrating His ability to intervene in the natural order to fulfill His purposes. The imagery of nature responding to God's presence highlights His sovereignty and the awe-inspiring wonders He can perform. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the Israelites' deliverance, inspiring trust and reverence for the Almighty.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams,.... Not for joy, but fear; what caused these trembling motions, these violent agitations, and quakings, and movings to and fro like the skipping of rams? And ye little hills, like lambs? what was it that disturbed you, and put you into a panic, that you skipped like frightened lambs? These questions are put, by a beautiful and poetical figure, to inanimate creatures; the Red sea, the river of Jordan, the mountains of Sinai and Horeb, and the hills about them; to which an answer is turned in the next verse.

Psalms 114:6

A Psalm of Exodus

⁵Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, ⁶O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

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Berean Standard Bible

O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?

Bible in Basic English

You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?

Free Bible Version

Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye mountaines, why leaped ye like rams, and ye hils as lambes?

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, like lambs?

Translation for Translators

What happened that caused the mountains to skip like goats and caused the hills to jump around like lambs?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Mountains, why did you skip like rams? You little hills, why did you skip like lambs?

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You little hills, like lambs?

Young's Literal Translation

O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!