Psalms

Psalm 114:4–7

⁴the mountains skipped like rams,

the hills like lambs.

⁵Why was it, O sea, that you fled,

O Jordan, that you turned back,

⁶O mountains, that you skipped like rams,

O hills, like lambs?

⁷Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the mountains	הֶֽ֭הָרִים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
skipped	רָקְד֣וּ	rā·qə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7540 skip about
like rams	כְאֵילִ֑ים	ḵə·’ê·lîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
the hills	גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת	gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
like lambs	כִּבְנֵי־	kiḇ·nê-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why was it	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
O sea	הַ֭יָּם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you fled	תָנ֑וּס	ṯā·nūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
O Jordan	הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
that you turned	תִּסֹּ֥ב	tis·sōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
back	לְאָחֽוֹר׃	lə·’ā·ḥō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O mountains	הֶֽ֭הָרִים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
that you skipped	תִּרְקְד֣וּ	tir·qə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7540 skip about
like rams	כְאֵילִ֑ים	ḵə·’ê·lîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
O hills	גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת	gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
like lambs	כִּבְנֵי־	kiḇ·nê-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tremble	ח֣וּלִי	ḥū·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
O earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
at the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֣י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the Lord	אָ֭דוֹן	’ā·ḏō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H113 lord
at the presence	מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the God	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular construct	H433 god, God
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 114:4 Judges 5:4–5 · Exodus 19:18 · Exodus 20:18 · Habakkuk 3:6 · Jeremiah 4:23–24 · 2 Peter 3:7–11 · Habakkuk 3:8 · Revelation 20:11 · Micah 1:3–4 · Psalm 18:7 · Psalm 29:6 · Nahum 1:5

Psalm 114:5 Habakkuk 3:8

Psalm 114:7 Jeremiah 5:22 · Psalm 104:32 · Job 26:11 · Isaiah 64:1–3 · Micah 6:1–2 · Psalm 96:9 · Psalm 97:4–5 · Psalm 77:18 · Job 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.