Exodus 15:1–18

The Song of Moses

¹Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: 

“I will sing to the Lord. 

He has won a glorious victory. 

He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea. 

²The Lord is my strength and my song. 

He is my Savior. 

This is my God, and I will praise him, 

my father’s God, and I will honor him. 

³The Lord is a warrior! 

The Lord is his name. 

⁴He has thrown Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea. 

Pharaoh’s best officers were drowned in the Red Sea. 

⁵The deep water covered them. 

They sank to the bottom like a rock. 

⁶Your right hand, O Lord, wins glory because it is strong. 

Your right hand, O Lord, smashes your enemies. 

⁷With your unlimited majesty, you destroyed those who attacked you. 

You sent out your burning anger. 

It burned them up like straw. 

⁸With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up. 

The waves stood up like a dam. 

The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea. 

⁹“The enemy said, ‘I’ll pursue them! 

I’ll catch up with them! 

I’ll divide the loot! 

I’ll take all I want! 

I’ll use my sword! 

I’ll take all they have!’ 

¹⁰Your breath blew the sea over them. 

They sank like lead in the raging water. 

¹¹“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? 

Who is like you? 

You are glorious because of your holiness 

and awe-inspiring because of your splendor. 

You perform miracles. 

¹²You stretched out your right hand. 

The earth swallowed them. 

¹³“Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved. 

Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling. 

¹⁴People will hear of it and tremble. 

The people of Philistia will be in anguish. 

¹⁵The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified. 

The powerful men of Moab will tremble. 

The people of Canaan will be deathly afraid. 

¹⁶Terror and dread will fall on them. 

Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified 

until your people pass by, O Lord, 

until the people you purchased pass by. 

¹⁷You will bring them and plant them on your own mountain, 

the place where you live, O Lord, 

the holy place that you built with your own hands, O Lord. 

¹⁸The Lord will rule as king forever and ever.”