1When the Israelites escaped from Egypt--when the family of Jacob left that foreign land--
2the land of Judah became God's sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom.
3The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! The water of the Jordan River turned away.
4The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs!
5What's wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
6Why, mountains, did you skip like rams? Why, little hills, like lambs?
7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Israel.
8He turned the rock into pools of water; yes, springs of water came from solid rock.