Bible Strands
Psalms 114:1
When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the community of Israel and Judah, framing the narrative at the moment of the Exodus departure.
The words — צֵאת (Tzet) literally means "went out" or "departure," and לֹעֵז (lo'Ez) denotes a "foreign tongue" or unintelligible language.
The thread — This departure event is anchored in Exodus 12:41, which records the exact end of the 430-year sojourn, and Exodus 13:3, which commands remembrance of leaving the house of slavery.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge the physical exit from Egypt as the necessary precondition for God establishing Judah as His sanctuary and Israel as His dominion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:3 So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
- Genesis 42:23 They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
- Psalms 81:5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
- Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Isaiah 11:16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 26:8 Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.