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Psalms 114:6 Cross-References
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“Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs ?”
Psalms 114:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 114:6
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? The interrogation continues, now addressing the trembling at Mount Sinai when God descended to give the Law (Exodus 19:16-18). The verb raqad (רָקַד, to skip, dance, leap) depicts violent convulsions—not gentle hopping but the earth's terrified response to divine presence.Mountains, symbols of permanence and stability, become like frightened rams (אֵילִים/eilim) and hills like lambs (בְּנֵי־צֹאן/benei-tson, literally 'sons of the flock'). This agricultural imagery, familiar to shepherds, depicts the incongruous: that whi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 114:6
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