1 The miracles wrought by God, when he brought his people out of Egypt, are a just ground of fearing him.

This short, and apparently imperfect Psalm, for elegance and sublimity, yields to few in the whole book. The composition of it is inexpressibly beautiful, and in the highest style of poetry.

Israel Ex 12:41,42 13:3 20:2 De 16:1 26:8 Isa 11:16

a people Ps 81:5 Ge 42:34

2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Ex 6:7 19:5,6 25:8 29:45,46 Le 11:45 De 23:14 27:9,12 Eze 37:26-28 2Co 6:16,17 Re 21:3

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

sea Ps 77:16 104:7 106:9 Ex 14:21 15:8 Isa 63:12 Hab 3:8,15

Jordan Ps 74:15 Jos 3:13-16 Hab 3:9

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

Ps 39:6 68:16 Ex 19:18 20:18 Jud 5:4,5 Jer 4:23,24 Mic 1:3,4 Na 1:5 Hab 3:6,8 2Pe 3:7-11 Re 20:11

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

Jer 47:6,7 Hab 3:8

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

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

tremble Ps 77:18 97:4,5 104:32 Job 9:6 26:11 Isa 64:1-3 Jer 5:22 Mic 6:1,2

8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Ps 78:15,16 105:41 107:35 Ex 17:6 Nu 20:11 De 8:15 Ne 9:15 1Co 10:4