Exodus 15

The Song of Triumph

1 s Then Moses and the Israelites sangt this song to the Lord. They said,t
“I will singt to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously,t
the horse and its riders he has thrown into the sea.

2 The Lordt is my strength and my song,t
and he has become my salvation.
This is my God, and I will praise him,t
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3 The Lord is a warrior,t
the Lord is his name.t

4 The chariots of Pharaoht and his army he has thrown into the sea,
and his chosent officers were drownedt in the Red Sea.

5 The depths have covered them,t
they went down to the bottomt like a stone.

6 Your right hand, O Lord, was majestict in power,
your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

7 In the abundance of your majestys you have overthrownt
those who rise up against you.t
You sent forths your wrath;s
it consumed themt like stubble.

8 By the blast of your nostrilss the waters were piled up,
the flowing water stood upright like a heap,t
and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, ‘I will chase,s I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
my desiret will be satisfied on them.
I will drawt my sword, my hand will destroy them.’t

10 Butt you blew with your breath, andt the sea covered them.
They sankt like lead in the mighty waters.

11 Who is like you,t O Lord, among the gods?s
Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises,t working wonders?

12 You stretched out your right hand,
the earth swallowed them.t

13 By your loyal love you will leadt the people whomt you have redeemed;
you will guidet them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

14 The nations will heart and tremble;
anguisht will seizet the inhabitants of Philistia.

15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified,t
trembling will seizet the leaders of Moab,
and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

16 Fear and dreadt will fallt on them;
by the greatnesst of your arm they will be as still as stones
untilt your people pass by, O Lord,
until the people whom you have boughtt pass by.

17 You will bring them int and plant them in the mountains of your inheritance,
in the place you madet for your residence, O Lord,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.

18 The Lord will reign forever and ever!

19 For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea,
and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them,
but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea.”
20 Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.s

21 Miriam sang in responset to them, “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.”s

The Bitter Water

22 s Then Moses led Israel to journeyt away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three dayss into the desert, and found no water.

23 Then they came to Marah,s but they were not able to drinkt the waters of Marah, becauset they were bitter.s (That ist why its name wast Marah.)
24 So the people murmuredt against Moses, saying, “What cants we drink?”25 He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed himts a tree.ts When Mosest threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lordt made for themt a binding ordinance,t and there he testedts them.

26 He said, “If you will diligently obeyt the Lord your God, and do what is rightt in his sight, and pay attentiont to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then allt the diseasess that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the Lord, am your healer.”ts

27 Then they came to Elim,s where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.

Exodus 15

1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2 Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3 Jehovah is a man of war: Jehovah is his name.

4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

5 The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.

6 Thy right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O Jehovah, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.

8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.

13 Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

14 The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

15 Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

16 Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, O Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.

17 Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place, O Jehovah, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

18 Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever.

19 For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

22 And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?25 An he cried unto Jehovah; And Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;26 and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped there by the waters.