1 When the Israelites escaped from Egypt—when the family of Jacob left that foreign land—
2 the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary,and Israel became his kingdom.
3 The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way!The water of the Jordan River turned away.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,the hills like lambs!
5 What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way?What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
6 Why, mountains, did you skip like rams?Why, hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,at the presence of the God of Jacob.
8 He turned the rock into a pool of water;yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock.