Psalms 114:5
“What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?”
Psalms 114:5 — King James Version
Verse 5 of 8 in Psalms chapter 114 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 114:5 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?”
- American Standard Version
- “What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?”
Psalms 114 — full chapter (King James Version)
When went out of , the house of from a people of strange language; was his sanctuary, and his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled: was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou , that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.