Psalms 114:3

"Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion."

Key Reflection

This verse indicates that Judah served as a sacred dwelling place for God, reflecting its special role and importance to him. Meanwhile, Israel was under his governance, signifying the divine sovereignty over the nation, where he exercised His authority through laws and presence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The sea saw it -The word it is supplied, not very properly, by our translators. It would be more expressive to say, “The sea saw:” that is, The sea - (the Red Sea) - saw the mighty movement - the marshalled hosts - the moving masses - the cattle - the pursuing enemies - the commotion - the agitation - on its usually quiet shores. We are to conceive of the usual calmness of the desert - the waste and lonely solitudes on the banks of the Red Sea - and then all this suddenly broken in upon by vast hosts of men, women, children, and cattle, fleeing in consternation, followed by the embattled strength of Egypt - all rolling on tumultuously to the shore.

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