1 At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,*

2 the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

3 The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.

4 Mountains jumped in fright* like rams, hills were startled* like lambs.

5 Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?

6 Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why were you startled like lambs?

7 Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!

8 He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.*