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Psalms 114:4 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Psalms 114:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 114 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs .”
Psalms 114:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 114:4
"The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs." The vivid imagery continues personifying creation: Heharim rakdu kh'eilim (the mountains skipped like rams). Rakad (skip/dance/leap) pictures energetic, joyful movement. Eilim (rams) are strong, vigorous adult male sheep. Geva'ot kiv'nei tzon (hills like lambs of the flock). Geva'ah (hill); keves (lamb); tzon (flock). Mountains and hills, normally immovable, skip and leap like playful sheep. This likely references Sinai theophany (Exodus 19:16-19), where the mountain quaked violently at God's descent. Some also see reference t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 114:4
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“when you went forth out of Seir”
“the whole of it”
“the lightnings”
“and shook the earth. He looked”
“and”
“and him who sat on it”
“or your wrath against the sea”
“and the earth”
“wild ox.”
“because he was angry.”