בְּצֵ֣את יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם בֵּ֥ית יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב מֵעַ֥ם לֹעֵֽז׃
When Israel came forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Mishneh Torah, Scroll of Esther and Hanukkah
How do we skip? We begin from the beginning of the Hallel (Psalms 114:1) until "a flinty rock into a spring of water" (Psalms 114:8). [Then] one skips and says, "The Lord is mindful of us" (Psalms 115:12) until "Halleluyah" (Psalms 115:18). [Then] he skips and says, "What can I repay the Lord" (Psalms 115:12) until "Halleluyah" (Psalms 116:19). [Then] he skips and says, "From the distress I called to the Lord" (Psalms 118:5) until the end of the Hallel. This is the widespread custom, but there are those that skip [with] a different skipping.