Psalms 114:1
When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
In Context
2Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom.
Cross References
Exodus 12:41And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the armies of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people, Let this day, on which you came out of Egypt, out of your prison-house, be kept for ever in memory; for by the strength of his hand the Lord has taken you out from this place; let no leavened bread be used.
Deuteronomy 16:1Take note of the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God: for in the month of Abib the Lord your God took you out of Egypt by night.
Psalms 81:5\81:4\For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
Isaiah 11:16And there will be a highway for the rest of his people from Assyria; as there was for Israel in the day when he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 114:1
The deliverance of Israel out of Egypt gave birth to their church and nation, which were then founded, then formed; that work of wonder ought therefore to be had in everlasting remembrance. God gloried in it, in the preface to the ten commandments, and Hos. xi. 1 , "Out of Egypt have I called my son." In this psalm it is celebrated in lively strains of praise; it was fitly therefore made a part of the great Hallelujah, or song of praise, which the Jews were wont to sing at the close of the passover-supper. It must… Read the whole commentary →