Psalm 114
Brenton Septuagint Translation
Chapter overview
Psalm 114 compresses Exodus and entry into the land into a vivid creation response. Sea and Jordan withdraw, mountains leap, and stone becomes water before the presence that transforms enslaved people into a sanctuary.
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1Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.
2Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.
3The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.
5The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.
6The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.
7Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.
8For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.
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