King James Version
Psalms 114:4 in the King James Version says “The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs .” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 114 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs .”
Psalms 114:4 · KJV
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs .
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs ?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“like rams”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“like lambs”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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