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At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,*
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the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.
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The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.
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Mountains jumped in fright* like rams, hills were startled* like lambs.
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Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?
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Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why were you startled like lambs?
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Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!
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He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.*