Psalms 114:2
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
In Context
1When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
3The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
Cross References
Exodus 15:17Thou will bring them in, and plant them on the mountain of thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which thou have made for thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.
Exodus 19:6and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shall speak to the sons of Israel.
Exodus 29:45And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will be their God.
Deuteronomy 7:6For thou are a holy people to LORD thy God. LORD thy God has chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 27:9And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel. This day thou have become the people of LORD thy God.
Psalms 78:68but chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 114:2-8
The Deliverance of Israel Celebrated. 1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at… Read the whole commentary →