15:1 ¹ 

Then Moses and the Israelites sang ²  this song to the Lord. They said, ³ 

“I will sing ⁴  to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, ⁵ 

the horse and its rider ⁶  he has thrown into the sea.

15:2 The Lord ⁷  is my strength and my song, ⁸ 

and he has become my salvation.

This is my God, and I will praise him, ⁹ 

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

15:3 The Lord is a warrior, ¹⁰ 

the Lord is his name. ¹¹ 

15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh ¹²  and his army he has thrown into the sea,

and his chosen ¹³  officers were drowned ¹⁴  in the Red Sea.

15:5 The depths have covered them, ¹⁵ 

they went down to the bottom ¹⁶  like a stone.

15:6 Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic ¹⁷  in power,

your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

15:7 In the abundance of your majesty ¹⁸  you have overthrown ¹⁹ 

those who rise up against you. ²⁰ 

You sent forth ²¹  your wrath; ²² 

it consumed them ²³  like stubble.

15:8 By the blast of your nostrils ²⁴  the waters were piled up,

the flowing water stood upright like a heap, ²⁵ 

and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

15:9 The enemy said, ‘I will chase, ²⁶  I will overtake,

I will divide the spoil;

my desire ²⁷  will be satisfied on them.

I will draw ²⁸  my sword, my hand will destroy them.’ ²⁹ 

15:10 But ³⁰  you blew with your breath, and ³¹  the sea covered them.

They sank ³²  like lead in the mighty waters.

15:11 Who is like you, ³³  O Lord, among the gods? ³⁴ 

Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, ³⁵  working wonders?

15:12 You stretched out your right hand,

the earth swallowed them. ³⁶ 

15:13 By your loyal love you will lead ³⁷  the people whom ³⁸  you have redeemed;

you will guide ³⁹  them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

15:14 The nations will hear ⁴⁰  and tremble;

anguish ⁴¹  will seize ⁴²  the inhabitants of Philistia.

15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, ⁴³ 

trembling will seize ⁴⁴  the leaders of Moab,

and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

15:16 Fear and dread ⁴⁵  will fall ⁴⁶  on them;

by the greatness ⁴⁷  of your arm they will be as still as stone ⁴⁸ 

until ⁴⁹  your people pass by, O Lord,

until the people whom you have bought ⁵⁰  pass by.

15:17 You will bring them in ⁵¹  and plant them in the mountain ⁵²  of your inheritance,

in the place you made ⁵³  for your residence, O Lord,

the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.

15:18 The Lord will reign forever and ever!

15:19 For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea,

and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them,

but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea.”

15:20 Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances. ⁵⁴  15:21 Miriam sang in response ⁵⁵  to them, “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.” ⁵⁶ 

15:22 ⁵⁷ 

Then Moses led Israel to journey ⁵⁸  away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days ⁵⁹  into the desert, and found no water. 15:23 Then they came to Marah, ⁶⁰  but they were not able to drink ⁶¹  the waters of Marah, because ⁶²  they were bitter. ⁶³  (That is ⁶⁴  why its name was ⁶⁵  Marah.)

15:24 So the people murmured ⁶⁶  against Moses, saying, “What can ⁶⁷  we drink?” 15:25 He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him ⁶⁸  a tree. ⁶⁹  When Moses ⁷⁰  threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord ⁷¹  made for them ⁷²  a binding ordinance, ⁷³  and there he tested ⁷⁴  them. 15:26 He said, “If you will diligently obey ⁷⁵  the Lord your God, and do what is right ⁷⁶  in his sight, and pay attention ⁷⁷  to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all ⁷⁸  the diseases ⁷⁹  that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the Lord, am your healer.” ⁸⁰ 

15:27 Then they came to Elim, ⁸¹  where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.