Exodus 15

The Song of Moses

1Then Moses and the people of Israel #Ps. 106:12; [Judg. 5:1; 2 Sam. 22:1] sang this song to the Lord, saying,

# ver. 21 “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;

the horse and his rider#15:1 Or its chariot; also verse 21 he has thrown into the sea.

2 # Ps. 18:1, 2; 59:17; 118:14; 140:7; Isa. 12:2 The Lord is my strength and my #Deut. 10:21; Ps. 109:1song,

and he has become #Ps. 18:46; Hab. 3:18my salvation;

this is my God, and I will praise him,

# ch. 3:6, 15, 16 my father’s God, and #2 Sam. 22:47; Ps. 34:3; 99:5, 9; 118:28; 145:1; Isa. 25:1I will exalt him.

3The Lord is #Ps. 24:8; Rev. 19:11a man of war;

# ch. 3:15; 6:3; Ps. 83:18; Isa. 42:8; Mal. 3:6 the Lord is his name.

4 # ch. 14:28 “Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea,

and his chosen #ch. 14:7officers were sunk in the Red Sea.

5The #ver. 10; ch. 14:28floods covered them;

they #Neh. 9:11went down into the depths like a stone.

6 # ver. 12 ; Ps. 118:15, 16; Isa. 51:9Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power,

your right hand, O Lord, #Ps. 2:9; Rev. 2:27shatters the enemy.

7In the #Deut. 33:26greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries;

you send out your fury; it #[Isa. 5:24; 47:14; Mal. 4:1]consumes them like stubble.

8At the #ch. 14:21, 22; 2 Sam. 22:16; Job 4:9; Ps. 18:15; [2 Thess. 2:8] blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;

the #Ps. 78:13; [Josh. 3:16; Hab. 3:10]floods stood up in a heap;

the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.

9The enemy said, #ch. 14:9‘I will pursue, I will overtake,

I #Gen. 49:27; Judg. 5:30; Isa. 53:12; Luke 11:22will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.

I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’

10You #ch. 14:21; [Isa. 11:15; 40:24] blew with your wind; the #ver. 5; ch. 14:28sea covered them;

they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 # Deut. 3:24; 1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 7:22; 1 Kgs. 8:23; 2 Chr. 6:14; Jer. 10:6 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?

Who is like you, majestic in holiness,

awesome in #[Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8] glorious deeds, #Ps. 77:14doing wonders?

12You stretched out #ver. 6your right hand;

the earth swallowed them.

13“You have #Ps. 77:20led in your steadfast love the people whom #Ps. 77:15you have redeemed;

you have #Ps. 78:54guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

14 # Num. 14:14; Deut. 2:25; Josh. 2:9, 10; 9:24 The peoples have heard; they tremble;

pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

15Now are the chiefs of Edom #[Deut. 2:4] dismayed;

trembling seizes the leaders of #Num. 22:3Moab;

# Josh. 2:9, 11, 24; 5:1 all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

16Terror and #Deut. 2:25; 11:25dread fall upon them;

because of the greatness of your arm, they are still #1 Sam. 25:37as a stone,

till your people, O Lord, pass by,

till the people pass by whom #Ps. 74:2; [1 Pet. 2:9]you have purchased.

17You will bring them in and #Ps. 44:2; 80:8; [Jer. 32:41] plant them on your own mountain,

the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,

# Ps. 78:54; 132:13, 14 the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.

18 # Ps. 10:16; 29:10; 45:6; 146:10; Rev. 11:15 The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

19For when #ch. 14:23the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, #ch. 14:28, 29the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. 20Then #Mic. 6:4Miriam #[Judg. 4:4; 2 Kgs. 22:14; Neh. 6:14; Luke 2:36] the prophetess, the #ch. 2:4; Num. 26:59sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and #Judg. 11:34; 1 Sam. 18:6; Ps. 68:25; 149:3; 150:4all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. 21And Miriam sang to them:

# ver. 1 “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;

the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

Bitter Water Made Sweet

22Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of #Gen. 16:7; 25:18; 1 Sam. 15:7Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23When they came to #[Ruth 1:20]Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.#15:23 Marah means bitterness 24And the people #ch. 16:2; 17:3grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25And he #ch. 14:10; 17:4cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log,#15:25 Or tree and he #[2 Kgs. 2:21; 4:41] threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.

There the Lord#15:25 Hebrew he made for them a statute and a rule, and there he #ch. 16:4; Deut. 8:2, 16; Judg. 2:22; 3:1, 4; Ps. 66:10tested them, 26saying, #See Lev. 26:3-13; Deut. 7:12-15“If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the #Deut. 28:27, 60diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, #ch. 23:25; Ps. 103:3; 147:3; Hos. 6:1your healer.”

27Then #Num. 33:9they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water.

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Exodus 15

Song of Moses and Miriam

1Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.

2Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

3Adonai is a warrior—Adonai is His Name!

4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has hurled into the sea, and his chosen captains have sunk into the Sea of Reeds.

5The deeps cover them. They sank to the depths like a stone.

6Your right hand, Adonai, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Adonai, dashes the enemy to pieces.

7In the greatness of Your excellency You overthrow those who resist You. You send forth Your wrath— it consumes them as stubble.

8With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps became firm ground in the heart of the sea.

9The enemy said, “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My lust shall gorge on them! I will draw my sword— my hand will destroy them.”

10You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?

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

13You in Your lovingkindness led the people You have redeemed. You guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.

14When the peoples hear, they will tremble—anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.

15Then the chiefs of Edom are terrified. Trembling grips Moab’s mighty men. All of Canaan’s inhabitants will melt away.

16Terror and dread will fall on them. By the greatness of Your arm they become still as a stone, till Your people cross over, Adonai, till the people whom You purchased cross over.

17You bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, the place, Adonai, that You have made for Yourself to dwell in— the Sanctuary, Adonai, which Your hands have prepared.

18Adonai will reign forever and ever!

19For Pharaoh’s horses with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, but Adonai brought the waters of the sea back over them. Yet Bnei-Yisrael walked in the midst of the sea on dry ground.

20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing,

21as Miriam sang to them: Sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!

Bitter Waters Made Sweet

22Then Moses led Israel onward from the Sea of Reeds. They went out into the wilderness of Shur. But they travelled three days in the wilderness and found no water.

23When they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters because they were bitter. On account of this it was called Marah.

24So the people complained to Moses saying, “What are we going to drink?”

25So he cried out to Adonai, and Adonai showed him a tree. When he threw it into the waters, they were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them.

26He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of Adonai your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His mitzvot, and keep all His decrees, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am Adonai who heals you.”

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

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