1 T hen Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!

Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for He is praised for His greatness. He has thrown the horse and horseman into the sea.

2 T he Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

The Lord is my strength and song. He is the One Who saves me. He is my God and I will praise Him. He is my father’s God and I will honor Him.

3 T he Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name.

The Lord is a fighter. The Lord is His name.

4 P haraoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

He has thrown Pharaoh’s war-wagons and army into the sea. The best of Pharaoh’s leaders are under the Red Sea.

5 T he depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.

The water covers them. They went down in the deep water like a stone.

6 “ Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

O Lord, Your right hand is great in power. O Lord, Your right hand destroys those who hate You.

7 A nd in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble.

In the greatness of Your power You destroy those who fight against You. You send Your burning anger and it burns them like straw.

8 A nd with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

The waters were lifted up by Your breath. The flowing waters stood up like a wall. The water became hard in the middle of the sea.

9 T he enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’

Those who hated us said, ‘I will go after them. I will catch them. I will divide the riches taken from them. My soul will have its way against them. I will take out my sword and my hand will destroy them.’

10 Y ou blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

You, Lord, blew with Your wind and the sea covered them. They went down like iron in the powerful sea.

11 “ Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, great and holy, praised in fear, doing powerful works?

12 Y ou stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them.

You put out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.

13 Y ou in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.

You have led with loving-kindness the people You have made free. You have led them in Your strength to Your holy place.

14 “ The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

The nations have heard of it, and they shake in fear. Pain has come upon the people of Philistia.

15 T hen the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.

Now the leaders of Edom are afraid. The leaders of Moab shake in fear. All the people of Canaan have become weak.

16 F ear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm They will be as still as a stone, Till Your people pass over, O Lord, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased.

Much fear comes upon them. They see Your strength, O Lord. They are afraid and do not move until Your people have passed by, the people You have bought and made free.

17 Y ou will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O Lord, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

You will bring them in and put them on Your own mountain. It is the place, O Lord, where You have made Your house, the holy place, which Your hands have built.

18 “ The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

The Lord will rule forever and ever.”

19 F or the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. The Song of Miriam

For Pharaoh’s horses and war-wagons and horsemen went in the sea. The Lord brought the waters of the sea upon them. But the people of Israel walked on dry land through the sea.

20 T hen Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Then Aaron’s sister Miriam, the woman who spoke for the Lord, took a timbrel in her hand. And all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.

21 A nd Miriam answered them: “Sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!” Bitter Waters Made Sweet

Miriam said to them, “Sing to the Lord, for He is praised for His greatness. He has thrown the horse and horseman into the sea.” Bitter Water

22 S o Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea. They went into the Desert of Shur. They went three days in the desert and found no water.

23 N ow when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. So it was given the name Marah.

24 A nd the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

The people complained to Moses, saying, “What can we drink?”

25 S o he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them,

Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the Lord made a Law for them and tested them.

26 a nd said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

He said, “Listen well to the voice of the Lord your God. Do what is right in His eyes. Listen to what He tells you, and obey all His Laws. If you do this, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord Who heals you.”

27 T hen they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters.

Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy trees. They set up their tents there beside the water.