Psalms 114:2

114:1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

KJV

Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

114:3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

What does Psalms 114:2 mean?

Psalms 114:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl).

Hebrew interlinear

JudahיְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâh/yeh-hoo-daw'/H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

was

his

sanctuary,קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

and

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

his

dominion.מֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh/mem-shaw-law'/H4475rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 114:2.

Genesis 43:8

And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 114:2 say?

Psalms 114:2 (King James Version) reads: "Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion."

Is Psalms 114:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 114:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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