Psalms 114:2

Judah was his (b) sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion.

(b) The whole people were witnesses to his holy majesty in adopting them, and of his mighty power in delivering them.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 114:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judah was his sanctuary - His home; his abode; his sacred dwelling-place. Judah was the principal or leading tribe, recognized as the tribe where...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIV. The marvels on the way from Egypt to Zion, the future sanctuary of Yahweh, and to Canaan as Israel's possession. A Passover hymn.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

was . became. See note on Genesis 1:2 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judah was his sanctuary— The tribe of Judah is here put for the Jews in general, because Judah was the principal tribe. See Numbers 2:3 ; Numbers...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. Judah was his sanctuary. "Was" in Hebrew is feminine, whereas Judah is masculine. Judah is...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This has been called 'one of the finest lyrics in literature.' Probably it is a post-exilic psalm wherein, under the figure of the old exodus from Eg...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Was] RV 'became.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 114:1-8 It is possible that in this psalm Israel, restored from Babylon, is looking back to the earlier Exodus, and shrilling with the grea...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Mighty God Uplifteth the Lowly Psalms 113:1-9 ; Psalms 114:1-8 We detect the song of Samuel's mother in the first of these psalms. She san...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the second psalm in the Hallel. The first set forth the might and mercy of Jehovah. This is pre-eminently a song of His might, and so the nam...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader, do not fail to remark, that when Israel was brought out of Egypt, the Lord set up his tabernacle among them, and manifested his presence to t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judah was his sanctuary ,.... Meaning not the tribe of Judah only, though that in many things had the preeminence; the kingdom belonging to it, the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judah was his sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion. Ver. 2. Judah was his sanctuary ] Or sanctity, or sanctification. This was a happy change for...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Israel went out of Egypt That is, were brought out by mighty signs and wonders wrought by the power of God; from a people of a strange langua...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Deliverance of Israel Celebrated. 1 When Israel went out of Egypt...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judah, or Israel , as it is explained in the next clause; one tribe being put for all; which is a common synecdoche. Judah he mentions as the chie...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Date and Authorship unknown; ascribed to the three Hebrew children, Esther and Mordscai. BONDAGE AND DELIVERANCE ( Psalms 114:1 )...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 114:1-19 . When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his domi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is another hallelujah psalm, praising the Lord for deliverance from Egypt for calling the Hebrews to holiness for dividing the sea, and driving...
The Biblical Illustrator

When Israel went out of Egypt. The workings of the Eternal will God has a will. He doeth all things after the “counsel of His own will.” The un...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM of reminiscence, designed to encourage the exiles on their return from Babylon, during their "day of small things" ( Zechar...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The God of Jacob the Deliverer out of Egypt. A majestic song celebrating the care of God for His people at the time of the exodus from Egypt, when...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judah, the tribe which assumed the leadership and to whose tribe the capital was reckoned after the time of David, was His Sanctuary and Israel, th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 6:16 ; 2 Corinthians 6:17 ; Deuteronomy 23:14 ; Deuteronomy 27:12 ; Deuteronomy 27:9 ; Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 ; Exodus 25:8...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judah — Or Israel, one tribe being put for all. Judah he mentions as the chief of all the tribes.

² Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 114:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 114:2