Exodus 15:1–12

The Song of Moses

¹⁵Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:

“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;

horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.^*

²The Lord is my strength and my might,^w

and he has become my salvation;

this is my God, and I will praise him;

my father’s God, and I will exalt him.^*

³The Lord is a warrior;

the Lord is his name.^*

⁴Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he cast into the sea;

his elite officers were sunk in the Red Sea.^x*

⁵The floods covered them;

they went down into the depths like a stone.^*

⁶Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power—

your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.^*

⁷In the greatness of your majesty you overthrew your adversaries;

you sent out your fury; it consumed them like stubble.^*

⁸At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;

the floods stood up in a heap;

the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.^*

⁹The enemy said, ‘I will pursue; I will overtake;

I will divide the spoil; my desire shall have its fill of them.

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

¹⁰You blew with your wind; the sea covered them;

they sank like lead in the mighty waters.^*

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

Who is like you, majestic in holiness,

awesome in splendor, doing wonders?^*

¹²You stretched out your right hand;

the earth swallowed them.