Psalms 114:3The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. A worship gathering in Jerusalem, Israel. The psalmist poetically describes the Red Sea and Jordan River fleeing before God's power...
The emotion here: awestruck wonder at God's power over impossible situations
The original word
nus (נָס) — to flee in terror, to run away in panic and fear
Why it matters
The Jordan River normally flows at 200 cubic feet per second but stopped completely for hours
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What most readers miss in Psalms 114:3
The psalmist uses the word 'saw' - even inanimate water recognized God's presence and responded
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just poetic imagery, but the psalmist is recalling actual historical events where water literally moved at God's command.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 114:3
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 114:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 114:3 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to unknown. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's power, nature obeys, miracles. Notable phrases: The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan was driven back.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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