Psalms 114:2
Judah became his sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion.
Leeser Tanakh
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 a strange language:
3The sea beheld it, and fled: the Jordan was driven backward.
Cross References
Exodus 15:17Thou wilt bring them, and plant them on the mountain of thy inheritance, the place, O Lord, which thou hast wrought for thy residence, the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Exodus 19:6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation; these are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 29:45And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and I will be to them for a God.
Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God; of thee the Lord thy God hath made choice to be unto himself a special people, above all the nations that are upon the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 27:9And Moses with the priests, the Levites, spoke unto all Israel, saying, Be attentive, and hearken, O Israel! this day art thou become a people unto the Lord thy God.
Psalms 78:68But he 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 →