Psalms 114:1
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,
World English Bible
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 sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Cross References
Exodus 12:41At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of the LORD’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:3Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God; for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
Psalms 81:5He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.
Isaiah 11:16There will be a highway for the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, like there was for Israel in the day that 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 →