Psalms 114:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 114:5

3 ^aThe sea saw it and fled;
^bJordan turned back.

4 ^aThe mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.

5 ^aWhat ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?

6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams?
O little hills, like lambs?

7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,

8 ^aWho turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 114:5

American Standard Version
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

Amplified® Bible
What ails you, O [Red] Sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

Contemporary English Version
Ask the sea why it ran away or ask the Jordan why it flowed upstream.

Darby English Version
What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back?

Good News Bible
What happened, Sea, to make you run away? And you, O Jordan, why did you stop flowing?

King James Version
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

New American Standard Bible
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

New International Version
Why was it, O sea, that you fled,
O Jordan, that you turned back,

New King James Version
What ails you, O sea, that you fled?
O Jordan, that you turned back?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

Revised Standard Version
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

Young's Literal Translation
What -- to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

New English Translation
Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?