15:11 Then Moses and the Israelites sang2 this song to the Lord:3
“I will sing4 to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously,5
the horse and its rider6 he has thrown into the sea.
15:2 The Lord7 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 man of war,10
the Lord is his name.11
15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh12 and his army he has thrown into the sea,
and his chosen13 officers were drowned14 in the Red Sea.
15:5 The depths have covered over them,15
they went down to the bottom16 like a stone.
15:6 Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic17 in power,
your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.
15:7 And in the greatness of your majesty18 you have overthrown19
those who rise up against you.20
You sent forth21 your wrath;22
it consumed them23 like stubble.
15:8 And by the blast of your nostrils24 the waters were piled up,
the waters stood upright like a heap,25
and the deep waters were congealed in the heart of the sea.
15:9 The enemy said, “I will chase,26 I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
my desire27 will be satisfied on them.
I will draw28 my sword, my hand will destroy them.”29
15:10 But30 you blew with your breath, and31 the sea covered them.
They sank32 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 lead37 the people
whom38 you have redeemed;
you will guide39 them by your strength to your holy habitation.
15:14 The people will hear40 and be afraid;
anguish41 will take hold42 of the inhabitants of Philistia.
15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified,43
the leaders of Moab will be seized44 with trembling,
and the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.
15:16 Fear and dread45 will fall46 on them;
by the greatness47 of your arm they will be as still as stone48
until49 your people pass over, O Lord,
until the people pass over, which you have bought.50
15:17 You will bring them in51
and plant them in the mountain52 of your inheritance,
in the place, O Lord, you made53 for your residence,
the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands have established.
15:18 The Lord will reign forever and ever!
15:19 For the horses of Pharaoh went
with his chariots and his footmen into the seas,
and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea on them,
but the Israelites went on dry land in the midst of the sea.”
15:20 Then 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 And Miriam sang in response55 to them, “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.”56
The Bitter Water
15:2257 Then Moses caused Israel to journey58 from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur. They went three days59 into the desert, and they found no water. 15:23 Then they came to Marah,60 but they were not able to drink61 the waters of Marah, because62 they were bitter.63 (That is64 why its name was65 called Marah.)
15:24 So the people murmured66 against Moses, saying, “What can67 we drink?” 15:25 Moses68 cried out69 to the Lord, and the Lord showed him70 a tree.71 When he threw it into the waters, the waters became safe to drink. There he made for them72 a binding ordinance,73 and there he tested74 them, 15:26 and said, “If you will diligently obey75 the Lord your God, and do what is right76 in his eyes, and give ear77 to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all78 the diseases79 that I put on the Egyptians I will not put 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 waters.
The Provision of Manna