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Psalm 114:1

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,

1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,
2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
3The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
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Notice

Egypt and its foreign language mark the place Israel left, giving praise a concrete starting point in the history of a whole people.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 12:41–42At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of the LORD’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.Both texts recount Israel’s departure from Egypt; Exodus marks the day, while the psalm makes that departure the opening of praise.
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 …The psalm recalls the departure that Moses tells the people to remember, identifying the LORD’s strength as the cause of their freedom.
Psalm 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.Both passages mention Egypt and unfamiliar language, linking the memory of that land with the sound of another people’s speech.
Genesis 42:23They didn’t know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.Both passages draw attention to differences in language; Genesis describes an interpreter between Joseph and his brothers.
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.Both texts remember Israel leaving Egypt; Deuteronomy connects that departure with keeping Passover to the LORD.
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.Isaiah compares a future return from Assyria with the departure from Egypt that opens this psalm.
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.Both texts name the departure from Egypt; Exodus identifies the LORD as the one who brought Israel out of bondage.
Deuteronomy 26:8The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great terror, with signs, and with wonders;Both texts recount leaving Egypt; Deuteronomy names the LORD’s mighty hand, signs, and wonders as the means of deliverance.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 114:1 alongside Exodus 20:2; note who acts

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Encouragement

Israel’s praise begins with an event: a people left Egypt. Exodus names the source of that freedom: YHWH brought them out of bondage.

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