Psalm 114:2
New International Version
Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

New Living Translation
the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom.

English Standard Version
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Berean Standard Bible
Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

King James Bible
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

New King James Version
Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.

New American Standard Bible
Judah became His sanctuary; Israel, His dominion.

NASB 1995
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

NASB 1977
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

Legacy Standard Bible
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

Amplified Bible
Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.

Christian Standard Bible
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel, his dominion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

American Standard Version
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Contemporary English Version
He made Judah his holy place and ruled over Israel.

English Revised Version
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Judah became his holy place and Israel became his kingdom.

Good News Translation
Judah became the Lord's holy people, Israel became his own possession.

International Standard Version
Judah became his sanctuary and Israel his place of dominion.

Majority Standard Bible
Judah became God?s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

NET Bible
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

New Heart English Bible
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Webster's Bible Translation
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

World English Bible
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Judah became His sanctuary, "" Israel his dominion.

Young's Literal Translation
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Smith's Literal Translation
Judah was for his holy place, Israel his dominion.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Judea made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Judea was made his sanctuary; Israel was made his power.

New American Bible
Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel, God’s domain.

New Revised Standard Version
Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Judah was his sanctuary and Israel his glory.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Yehuda was his Holiness and Israel his glory!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Judea became his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Tremble at the Presence of the LORD
1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion. 3The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;…

Cross References
Exodus 19:5-6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

Deuteronomy 14:2
for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Isaiah 43:1
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Romans 9:4
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

Exodus 19:4
‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

Deuteronomy 26:18-19
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments, / that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

Isaiah 41:8-9
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

1 Kings 8:53
For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”


Treasury of Scripture

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Exodus 19:5,6
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: …

Exodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

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Judah became His sanctuary
The phrase "Judah became His sanctuary" is rich with historical and theological significance. The Hebrew word for "Judah" is יְהוּדָה (Yehudah), which means "praise." Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, was chosen by God to be the leading tribe, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come. This choice signifies God's sovereign election and His plan for redemption through the lineage of Judah. The term "sanctuary" in Hebrew is מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash), meaning a holy place or a sacred dwelling. This indicates that Judah was set apart as a dwelling place for God's presence. Historically, this is fulfilled when the temple was established in Jerusalem, the heart of Judah, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people. Spiritually, it points to the idea that God desires to dwell within His people, making them His sanctuary. This reflects the New Testament teaching that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).

Israel His dominion
The phrase "Israel His dominion" further emphasizes God's sovereign rule over His chosen people. "Israel" in Hebrew is יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el), meaning "God prevails" or "He who struggles with God." This name was given to Jacob after he wrestled with God, symbolizing the nation's ongoing relationship with the Divine. "Dominion" in Hebrew is מַמְלָכָה (mamlakah), which denotes a kingdom or realm of rule. This signifies that Israel was not only a people chosen by God but also a nation under His direct governance and authority. Historically, this was evident in the theocratic rule established through the Law given at Sinai, where God was recognized as the ultimate King. Theologically, it points to the future Messianic Kingdom where Christ will reign supreme. This phrase inspires believers to recognize God's authority in their lives and to live under His rule, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His kingdom first (Matthew 6:33).

(2) Judah was.--Better, became. The feminine verb shows that the country is intended, and not the tribe, and the parallelism directs us to think not of the territory of the tribe of Judah alone, but of the whole country. Notice the art with which the name of God is reserved, and the simple pronoun, His, used. (Comp. Exodus 19:6.)

Verse 2. - Judah was his sanctuary; or "became his sanctuary;" Judah - i.e. the land of Judah - received the special honor of being chosen for the seat of God's sanctuary. And Israel his dominion. While all the rest of Israel was accepted as constituting his kingdom or dominion. The whole people came under God's special protection.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Judah
יְהוּדָ֣ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

became
הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

[God’s] sanctuary,
לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹ (lə·qā·ḏə·šōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

Israel
יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

His dominion.
מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃ (mam·šə·lō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4475: Rule, a realm, a ruler


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