Psalms 114:4

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

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

KJV

The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

114:5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

What does Psalms 114:4 mean?

Psalms 114:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הַר (har), רָקַד (râqad), אַיִל (ʼayil).

Hebrew interlinear

The

mountainsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

skippedרָקַדrâqad/raw-kad'/H7540properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)

rams,אַיִלʼayil/ah'-yil/H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree

and

the

little

hillsגִּבְעָהgibʻâh/ghib-aw'/H1389a hillock

lambs.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Mountains Sheep

Verses like this

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Psalms 114:6

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 114:4 say?

Psalms 114:4 (King James Version) reads: "The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs."

Is Psalms 114:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 114:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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