| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; | 1When Israel came out of Egypt— the household of Jacob from a people of foreign speech— |
| 2Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. | 2Judah became his sanctuary and Israel his place of dominion. |
| 3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. | 3The sea saw this and fled, the Jordan River ran backwards, |
| 4The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. | 4the mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs. |
| 5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? | 5What happened to you, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you ran backwards? |
| 6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? | 6Mountains, that you skipped like rams? and you hills, that you skipped like lambs? |
| 7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; | 7Tremble then, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, |
| 8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. | 8who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flinty rock into flowing springs. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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