Psalm 114:5

5 Was war dir, du Meer, daß du flohest? Du Jordan, daß du dich zurückwandtest?

Psalm 114:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 114:5

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest?
&c.] What was the matter with thee? what appeared to thee? what didst thou see? what didst thou feel, which caused thee to flee in such haste?

Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
what is the meaning that thou didst not continue to flow as usual? what was it that stopped thy flowing tide? that cut off thy waters? that drove them back as fast or faster than they came?

Psalm 114:5 In-Context

3 Das Meer sah es und floh, der Jordan wandte sich zurück;

4 die Berge hüpften wie Widder, die Hügel wie junge Schafe.

5 Was war dir, du Meer, daß du flohest? Du Jordan, daß du dich zurückwandtest?

6 Ihr Berge, daß ihr hüpftet wie Widder? ihr Hügel, wie junge Schafe?

7 Erbebe vor dem Herrn, du Erde, vor dem Gott Jakobs,