Exodus 15
Chapter 15
A Song of Deliverance
1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD:
“I will sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.2 The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will praise him—
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!3 The LORD is a warrior;
Yahweht is his name!4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army
he has hurled into the sea.
The finest of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.t5 The deep waters gushed over them;
they sank to the bottom like a stone.6 “Your right hand, O LORD,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes the enemy.7 In the greatness of your majesty,
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.8 At the blast of your breath,
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.9 “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’10 But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.11 “Who is like you among the gods, O LORD—
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?12 You raised your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.13 “With your unfailing love you lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.14 The peoples hear and tremble;
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.15 The leaders of Edom are terrified;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;16 terror and dread fall upon them.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain—
the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.18 The LORD will reign forever and ever!”
19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and charioteers rushed into the sea, the LORD brought the water crashing down on them. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground!
20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
21 And Miriam sang this song:
“Sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.”
Bitter Water at Marah
22 Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water.
23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
24 Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.
25 So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.
It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”
27 After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.
EXODUS 15
The Song of Moses
1 t t t Moses and the Israelites sang this song in praise of the [Lord]:
I sing praises to the [Lord]
for his great victory!
He has thrown the horses
and their riders
into the sea.
2 t The [Lord] is my strength,
the reason for my song,
because he has saved me.
I praise and honor the [Lord]—
he is my God and the God
of my ancestors.
3 The [Lord] is his name,
and he is a warrior!
4 He threw the chariots and army
of Egypt's kingt
into the Red Sea, t
and he drowned the best
of the king's officers.
5 They sank to the bottom
just like stones.
6 With the tremendous force
of your right arm, our [Lord],
you crushed your enemies.
7 What a great victory was yours,
when you defeated everyone
who opposed you.
Your fiery anger wiped them out,
as though they were straw.
8 You were so furious
that the sea piled up
like a wall,
and the ocean depths
curdled like cheese.
9 Your enemies boasted
that they would
pursue and capture us,
divide up our possessions,
treat us as they wished,
then take out their swords
and kill us right there.
10 But when you got furious,
they sank like lead,
swallowed by ocean waves.
11 Our [Lord], no other gods
compare with you—
Majestic and holy!
Fearsome and glorious!
Miracle worker!
12 When you signaled
with your right hand,
your enemies were swallowed
deep into the earth.
13 The people you rescued
were led by your powerful love
to your holy place.
14 Nations learned of this
and trembled—
Philistines shook with horror.
15 The leaders of Edom and of Moab
were terrified.
Everyone in Canaan fainted,
16 struck down by fear.
Our [Lord], your powerful arm
kept them still as a rock
until the people you rescued
to be your very own
had marched by.
17 You will let your people settle
on your own mountain,
where you chose to live
and to be worshiped.
18 Our [Lord], you will rule forever!The Song of Miriam
19 The [Lord] covered the royal Egyptian cavalry and chariots with the sea, after the Israelites had walked safely through on dry ground. 20 Miriam the sister of Aaron was a prophet. So she took her tambourine and led the other women out to play their tambourines and to dance.
21 Then she sang to them:
“Sing praises to the [Lord]
for his great victory!
He has thrown the horses
and their riders into the sea.”Bitter Water at Marah
22 After the Israelites left the Red Sea, t Moses led them through the Shur Desert for three days, before finding water. 23 They did find water at Marah, but it was bitter, which is how that place got its name.t
24 The people complained and said, “Moses, what are we going to drink?”
25 t Moses asked the [Lord] for help, and the [Lord] told him to throw a certain piece of wood into the water. Moses did so, and the water became fit to drink.
At Marah the [Lord] tested his people and also gave them some laws and teachings.
26 Then he said, “I am the [Lord] your God, and I cure your diseases. If you obey me by doing right and by following my laws and teachings, I won't punish you with the diseases I sent on the Egyptians.”
27 Later the Israelites came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and 70 palm trees. So they camped there.
