Salmos 114:1-6

1 Salmo 114
Cuando los israelitas escaparon de Egipto
—cuando la familia de Jacob dejó esa tierra extranjera—,

2 la tierra de Judá se convirtió en el santuario de Dios,
e Israel llegó a ser su reino.

3 El mar Rojo
los vio venir y se apuró a quitarse del camino;
el agua del río Jordán se hizo a un lado.

4 ¡Las montañas saltaron como carneros,
las colinas brincaron como corderos!

5 ¿Qué te pasa, mar Rojo, qué te llevó a quitarte del camino?
¿Qué sucedió, río Jordán, que te hiciste a un lado?

6 Montañas, ¿por qué saltaron como carneros?
Colinas, ¿por qué brincaron como corderos?

Salmos 114:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 114

The title of this psalm in the Arabic version is "hallelujah", as in some preceding ones; it is part of the great "Hallel" sung at the passover, and with great propriety; since the subject matter of it is the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt, typical of our spiritual redemption by Christ; and of the effectual calling of God's elect out of a state of nature into a state of grace; and particularly of the conversion of the Gentiles, and the bringing of them from Paganism to Christianity: the inscription of the Syriac version is,

``a psalm without a name, out of the ancient writing; concerning Moses, who sung praise at the sea; but unto us the calling of the Gospel, by which we become a new people; spiritual to God, who is incarnate; to Jesus Christ, who redeemed us by his blood from the curse of the Scripture (the law), and hath cleansed us from sin by his Spirit.''