Exodus 15:1–12

A Song of Deliverance

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.

²The 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!

³The Lord is a warrior;

Yahweh is his name!

⁴Pharaoh’s chariots and army

he has hurled into the sea.

The finest of Pharaoh’s officers

are drowned in the Red Sea.

⁵The 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.

⁷In the greatness of your majesty,

you overthrow those who rise against you.

You unleash your blazing fury;

it consumes them like straw.

⁸At 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.’

¹⁰But 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?

¹²You raised your right hand,

and the earth swallowed our enemies.