Psalms 114:1
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Psalms 114:1 in other translations
| BSB | When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, |
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| WEB | When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language, |
| ASV | When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language; |
| YLT | In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people, |
| DARBY | When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, |
| BBE | When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them; |
| Webster | When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a foreign language; |
What does Psalms 114:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 114:1-4
Psa 114:1-8. The writer briefly and beautifully celebrates God's former care of His people, to whose benefit nature was miraculously made to contribute.
1-4. of strange language--(compare Psa 81:5).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Miracles wrought at the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, at the Red Sea, and at Jordan, Psa 114:1-6; and at the rock of Horeb, Psa 114:7, Psa 114:8. This Psalm has no title. The word Hallelujah is prefixed in all the Versions except the Chaldee and Syriac. It seems like a fragment, or a part of another Psalm. In many MSS. it is only the beginning of the following; both making but one Psalm in all the Versions, except the Chaldee. It is elegantly and energetically composed; but begins and ends very abruptly, if we separate it from the following. As to the author of this Psalm, there have been various opinions; some have given the honor of it to Shadrach, Meshech, and Abed-nego; others to Esther; and others, to Mordecai. Verse 1 A people of strange language - This may mean no more than a barbarous people; a people whom they did not know, and who did not worship their God. But it is a fact that the language of the Egyptians in the time of Joseph was so different from that of the Hebrews that they could not understand each other. See Psa 81:5; Gen 42:23. The Chaldee has here מעמי ברבראי meammey barbarey, which gives reason to believe that the word is Chaldee, or more properly Phoenician. See this word fully explained in the note on Act 28:2 (note). My old Psalter understood the word as referring to the religious state of the Egyptians: In gangyng of Isrel oute of Egipt, of the house of Jocob fra hethen folke.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Psalms 114:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 114:1
- Exodus 13:3
And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
- Exodus 12:41-42
And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
- Psalms 81:5
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
- Genesis 42:23
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
- Deuteronomy 16:1
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
- Isaiah 11:16
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 20:2
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Deuteronomy 26:8
And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
(Title.)This short, and apparently imperfect Psalm, for elegance and sublimity, yields to few in the whole book. The composition of it is inexpressibly beautiful, and in the highest style of poetry.
Israel.
Ex 12:41,42; 13:3; 20:2; De 16:1; 26:8; Isa 11:16
a people.
81:5; Ge 42:23
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Psalms 114:1
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
- Psalms 114:2
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
Psalms 114:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | CUANDO salió Israel de Egipto, la casa de Jacob del pueblo bárbaro, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Quand Israël sortit d’Égypte, et la maison de Jacob d’avec un peuple qui parle une langue étrangère, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als Israel aus Ägypten zog, das Haus Jakob aus dem Volke fremder Sprache, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Alleluja. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meæ. |