Exodus 15
The Song of Moses and Miriam
1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD :"I will sing to the LORD,
for he is highly exalted.
The horse and its rider
he has hurled into the sea.
2
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
He 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 hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh's officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.
[a]
5
The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a
stone.
6
"Your right hand, O LORD,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
shattered the enemy.
7
In the greatness of your majesty
you threw down those who opposed
you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
8
By the blast of your nostrils
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood firm
like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the
heart of the sea.
9
"The enemy boasted,
'I will pursue, I will overtake
them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my 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 among the gods is like you, O LORD
?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
12
You stretched out your right hand
and the earth swallowed them.
13
"In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide
them
to your holy dwelling.
14
The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of
Philistia.
15
The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be
seized with trembling,
the people [b]
of Canaan will melt away;
16
terror and dread will fall upon them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone—
until your people pass by, O
LORD,
until the people you bought
[c]
pass by.
17
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of your
inheritance—
the place, O LORD, you made for
your dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands
established.
18
The LORD will reign
for ever and ever."
19
When Pharaoh's horses, chariots and
horsemen [d]
went into the sea, the LORD brought the
waters of the sea back over them, but
the Israelites walked through the sea on
dry ground.
20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's
sister, took a tambourine in her hand,
and all the women followed her, with
tambourines and dancing.
21
Miriam sang to them:
"Sing to the LORD,
for he is highly exalted.
The horse and its rider
he has hurled into the sea."
The Waters of Marah and Elim
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. [e] ) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?" 25
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and
the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He
threw it into the water, and the water
became sweet.
There the LORD made a decree and a
law for them, and there he tested them.
26
He said, "If you listen carefully to the
voice of the LORD your God and do what
is right in his eyes, if you pay
attention to his commands and keep all
his decrees, I will not bring on you any
of the diseases I brought on the
Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals
you."
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.
Footnotes:
- Exodus 15:4 Hebrew Yam Suph; that is, Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
- Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
- Exodus 15:16 Or created
- Exodus 15:19 Or charioteers
- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter .