Psalms 114:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;”

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BSBPD

“The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 114:3 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
  2. Exodus 15:8At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
  3. Joshua 3:13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
  4. Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  5. Psalms 74:15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
  6. Psalms 77:16The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
  7. Psalms 77:17The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
  8. Psalms 104:7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
  9. Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
  10. Isaiah 63:12who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
  11. Habakkuk 3:8Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
  12. Habakkuk 3:15You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

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