Exodus 15:1-8
The Song of Moses and Israel
1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this (a)song to the Lord, singing,
“The Lord is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
3
“The Lord is a warrior;
The Lord is His name.
4
“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea;
His chosen captains are drowned in the (b)Red Sea.
5
“The deep [water] covers them;
[Clad in armor] they sank into the depths like a stone.
6
“Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
7
“In the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow and annihilate those [adversaries] who rise [in rebellion] against You;
You send out Your fury, and it consumes them like chaff.
8
“With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up,
The flowing waters stood up like a mound;
The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
“I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously;
The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
2 The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
“The Lord is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
“The Lord is a warrior;
The Lord is His name.
“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea;
His chosen captains are drowned in the (b)Red Sea.
“The deep [water] covers them;
[Clad in armor] they sank into the depths like a stone.
“Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
“In the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow and annihilate those [adversaries] who rise [in rebellion] against You;
You send out Your fury, and it consumes them like chaff.
“With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up,
The flowing waters stood up like a mound;
The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Footnotes:
a.
Exodus 15:1: It was natural enough to create and sing a song of celebration to the Lord at this point, but the song, with all its detail, undoubtedly served as a memory device as well, a way to embed the account of the miracle in the minds of the people of Israel.
b.
Exodus 15:4: Lit Sea of Reeds.