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1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
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When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.
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The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
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Why is it, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?
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O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
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who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
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