Psalm 114:8
New International Version
who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.

New Living Translation
He turned the rock into a pool of water; yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock.

English Standard Version
who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

Berean Standard Bible
who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Berean Literal Bible
turning the rock into a pool of waters, the flint into a spring of waters!

King James Bible
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

New King James Version
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

New American Standard Bible
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.

NASB 1995
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.

NASB 1977
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a spring of water.

Amplified Bible
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.

Berean Annotated Bible
who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Christian Standard Bible
who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a spring.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

American Standard Version
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

Contemporary English Version
because he turns solid rock into flowing streams and pools of water.

English Revised Version
Which turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He turns a rock into a pool filled with water and turns flint into a spring flowing with water.

Good News Translation
who changes rocks into pools of water and solid cliffs into flowing springs.

International Standard Version
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flinty rock into flowing springs.

NET Bible
who turned a rock into a pool of water, a hard rock into springs of water!

New Heart English Bible
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

World English Bible
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, "" The flint to a fountain of waters!

Berean Literal Bible
turning the rock into a pool of waters, the flint into a spring of waters!

Young's Literal Translation
He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, The flint to a fountain of waters!

Smith's Literal Translation
He turning the rock a pool of water, the flint to fountains of waters.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He converted the rock into pools of water, and the cliff into fountains of waters.

New American Bible
Who turned the rock into pools of water, flint into a flowing spring.

New Revised Standard Version
who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who turned the rock into pools of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who turned the flint into pools of waters and solid stone into springs of waters!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who turned the rock into pools of water, and the flint into fountains of water.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Tremble at the Presence of the LORD
7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!

Cross References
who turned the rock into a pool,

Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Numbers 20:11
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.

Psalm 78:15-16
He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.
the flint into a fountain of water!

Deuteronomy 8:15
He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.

Psalm 105:41
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

Isaiah 48:21
They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
Numbers 20:8-11
“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” …

1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Nehemiah 9:15
In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.

Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.

John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 7:37-38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Isaiah 35:6-7
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

Isaiah 43:19-20
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.


Treasury of Scripture

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Psalm 78:15,16
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths…

Psalm 105:41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

Psalm 107:35
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

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1. The miracles wrought by God, when he brought his people out of Egypt,
7. are a just ground of fearing him.












who turned the rock into a pool,

God supplied Israel with water from the rock at Horeb and again at Kadesh during their wilderness journey. What appeared barren and incapable of sustaining life became a source of provision by His command. The miracle revealed God’s care for His people and anticipated Christ, the true source of living water.

Exo 17:6 Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.…
Num 20:11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice…
Psa 78:15-16 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink…

the flint into a fountain of water!

Even the hardest stone yielded abundant water when God acted. His provision in the wilderness showed that no natural obstacle could prevent Him from sustaining Israel according to His promise.

Deu 8:15 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness…
Psa 105:41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed…
Isa 48:21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts;…

Persons / Places / Events
1. God
The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and provision for His people.

2. Rock and Flint
Symbolic elements representing the hard, unyielding circumstances that God transforms.

3. Pool and Fountain of Water
Representations of God's miraculous provision and life-giving sustenance.

4. Israelites
The recipients of God's miraculous provision during their wilderness journey.

5. Wilderness Journey
The historical context of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their reliance on God's provision.
Teaching Points
God's Power Over Nature
God has the authority to transform the natural world to meet the needs of His people, demonstrating His sovereignty.

Provision in Hardship
Just as God provided water from the rock, He can provide for us in seemingly impossible situations. Trust in His provision is essential.

Symbolism of Water
Water symbolizes life and sustenance. In the New Testament, Jesus offers living water, pointing to spiritual sustenance and eternal life.

Faith in God's Timing
The Israelites had to trust God's timing for provision. Similarly, we must have faith that God will provide in His perfect timing.

Christ as the Spiritual Rock
The New Testament reveals Christ as the spiritual rock, emphasizing the continuity of God's provision from the Old to the New Covenant.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Psalm 114:8?

2. How does Psalm 114:8 demonstrate God's power over nature in our lives?

3. What does "turning the rock into a pool" reveal about God's provision?

4. How can we trust God to transform difficult situations, as in Psalm 114:8?

5. What other biblical events show God's control over natural elements like Psalm 114:8?

6. How can Psalm 114:8 inspire faith during personal trials and challenges?

7. How does Psalm 114:8 demonstrate God's power over nature?

8. What historical events might Psalm 114:8 reference?

9. How does Psalm 114:8 relate to the Israelites' journey in Exodus?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Psalm 114?


Verse 8. - Which turned the rook into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters (see Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11). Miracles of mercy, showing at once God's almightiness and his care for Israel.

Psalm 114:8 celebrates the Lord who turns the most unyielding surfaces into life-giving streams. The historical miracle at Horeb proves that no obstacle can resist His command. He provides abundantly, satisfies completely, and ultimately offers living water through Christ to all who trust Him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
who turned
הַהֹפְכִ֣י (ha·hō·p̄ə·ḵî)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

the rock
הַצּ֣וּר (haṣ·ṣūr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge

into a pool,
אֲגַם־ (’ă·ḡam-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 98: A marsh, a rush, a stockade of reeds

the flint
חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ (ḥal·lā·mîš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2496: Flint

into a fountain
לְמַעְיְנוֹ־ (lə·ma‘·yə·nōw-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source

of water.
מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


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