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The sea looked and ran away!
    Then the Jordan River turned back![a]
The mountains shook,
    like sheep that are jumping.
The hills jumped like lambs.[b]
Tell me, sea, why did you run away?
Tell me, Jordan River, why did you turn back?

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Footnotes

  1. 114:3 The sea was the Red Sea. It was between Egypt and Canaan. See Exodus 14:10-22 A dry path appeared in the sea. The same thing happened to the Jordan River. See Joshua 3:7-17.
  2. 114:4 The hills and mountains jumped like animals when the Lord was near. See Exodus 19:18-20.