Psalms 114:2
God chose Judah for himself, Israel became his kingdom.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
In Context
1When Israel went out of Egypt, Jacob’s house from a barbarous people,
3The sea saw it, and fled, the Jordan river ran backwards.
Cross References
Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.
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 →