Exodus 15:1–21
15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this songp to the Lord:
“I will singq to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driverr
he has hurled into the sea.s
2 “The Lord is my strengtht and my defensea;
he has become my salvation.u
He is my God,v and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exaltw him.
3 The Lord is a warrior;x
the Lord is his name.y
4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his armyz
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.b
5 The deep watersa have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.b
6 Your right hand,c Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand,d Lord,
shatterede the enemy.
7 “In the greatness of your majestyf
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;g
it consumedh them like stubble.
8 By the blast of your nostrilsi
the waters piled up.j
The surging waters stood up like a wall;k
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.l
‘I will pursue,m I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;n
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.’
10 But you blew with your breath,o
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.p
is like you,q Lord?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness,r
awesome in glory,s
working wonders?t
12 “You stretch outu your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.v
13 In your unfailing love you will leadw
the people you have redeemed.x
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.y
14 The nations will hear and tremble;z
anguisha will grip the people of Philistia.b
15 The chiefsc of Edomd will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,e
the peoplec of Canaan will meltf away;
16 terrorg and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stoneh—
until your people pass by, Lord,
until the people you boughtd i pass by.j
17 You will bringk them in and plantl them
on the mountainm of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,n
the sanctuary,o Lord, your hands established.
for ever and ever.”p
19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemene went into the sea,q the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.r 20 Then Miriams the prophet,t Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrelsu and dancing.v 21 Miriam sangw to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driverx
he has hurled into the sea.”y