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Psalm 114 in Hebrew and English

8 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

בְּצֵאת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם בֵּית יַעֲקֹב מֵעַם לֹעֵֽז׃

When Israel came forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

הָיְתָה יְהוּדָה לְקָדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃

Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

הַיָּם רָאָה וַיָּנֹס הַיַּרְדֵּן יִסֹּב לְאָחֽוֹר׃

The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan turned backward.

הֶהָרִים רָקְדוּ כְאֵילִים גְּבָעוֹת כִּבְנֵי־צֹֽאן׃

The mountains skipped like rams, The hills like young sheep.

מַה־לְּךָ הַיָּם כִּי תָנוּס הַיַּרְדֵּן תִּסֹּב לְאָחֽוֹר׃

What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

הֶהָרִים תִּרְקְדוּ כְאֵילִים גְּבָעוֹת כִּבְנֵי־צֹֽאן׃

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye hills, like young sheep?

מִלִּפְנֵי אָדוֹן חוּלִי אָרֶץ מִלִּפְנֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob;

הַהֹפְכִי הַצּוּר אֲגַם־מָיִם חַלָּמִישׁ לְמַעְיְנוֹ־מָֽיִם׃

Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 24 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Friday
  • Part of Hallel
  • 8 verses, 52 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 114 have?

Psalm 114 has 8 verses and 52 words.

On which day is Psalm 114 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 24 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Friday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 114?

Psalm 114 has no heading in the Hebrew text. It opens straight into its first verse.

How long does it take to read Psalm 114?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.