Exodus 15:13
New International Version
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

New Living Translation
“With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home.

English Standard Version
“You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

Berean Standard Bible
With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

King James Bible
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

New King James Version
You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.

New American Standard Bible
“In Your faithfulness You have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation.

NASB 1995
“In Your lovingkindness You have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation.

NASB 1977
“In Thy lovingkindness Thou hast led the people whom Thou hast redeemed; In Thy strength Thou hast guided them to Thy holy habitation.

Legacy Standard Bible
In Your lovingkindness You have guided the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have led them to Your holy habitation.

Amplified Bible
“You in Your lovingkindness and goodness have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them with care to Your holy habitation.

Christian Standard Bible
With your faithful love, you will lead the people you have redeemed; you will guide them to your holy dwelling with your strength.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will lead the people You have redeemed with Your faithful love; You will guide them to Your holy dwelling with Your strength.

American Standard Version
Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

Contemporary English Version
The people you rescued were led by your powerful love to your holy place.

English Revised Version
Thou in thy mercy hast led the people which thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved. Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

Good News Translation
Faithful to your promise, you led the people you had rescued; by your strength you guided them to your sacred land.

International Standard Version
"You have led with your gracious love this people whom you redeemed. You have guided them with your strength to your holy dwelling.

Majority Standard Bible
With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

NET Bible
By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

New Heart English Bible
"You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

World English Bible
“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have led forth in Your kindness "" The people whom You have redeemed. You have led on in Your strength "" To Your holy habitation.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast led forth in Thy kindness The people whom Thou hast redeemed. Thou hast led on in Thy strength Unto Thy holy habitation.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou didst lead in thy kindness this people thou didst redeem: thou didst conduct with thy strength to thy holy dwelling.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In thy mercy thou hast been a leader to the people which thou hast redeemed: and in thy strength thou hast carried them to thy holy habitation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In your mercy, you have been a leader to the people whom you have redeemed. And in your strength, you have carried them to your holy dwelling place.

New American Bible
In your love you led the people you redeemed; in your strength you guided them to your holy dwelling.

New Revised Standard Version
“In your steadfast love you led the people whom you redeemed; you guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth this people whom thou hast saved; thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You led in your kindness this people which you have saved; you have led them by your power to the fold of your holiness.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou hast guided in thy righteousness this thy people whom thou hast redeemed, by thy strength thou hast called them into thy holy resting-place.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Moses' Song of Deliverance
12You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up. 13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. 14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.…

Cross References
Psalm 77:20
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 78:52-53
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. / He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

Psalm 136:16
He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

Isaiah 63:11-14
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...

Nehemiah 9:19-20
You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. / You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

Deuteronomy 32:10-12
He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. / As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions. / The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.

Psalm 23:1-3
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

Psalm 31:3
For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

Psalm 78:72
So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

Psalm 106:9
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

Psalm 107:7
He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 10:14-15
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

Hebrews 13:20-21
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”


Treasury of Scripture

You in your mercy have led forth the people which you have redeemed: you have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.

thou

Genesis 19:16
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

led

Psalm 77:14,15,20
Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people…

Psalm 78:52,53
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock…

Psalm 80:1
To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

guided

1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

holy

Psalm 78:54
And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

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Exodus 15
1. The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance
22. The people want water in the desert
23. The waters at Marah are bitter,
24. they murmur,
25. Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction
27. They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees














In Your loving devotion
The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" is "chesed," which conveys a deep sense of steadfast love, mercy, and kindness. This term is often used to describe God's covenantal love for His people, a love that is unwavering and faithful. In the context of Exodus, this loving devotion is evident in God's deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, showcasing His commitment to His promises. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of a deity who is not only powerful but also personally invested in the well-being of His followers.

You will lead
The Hebrew verb "nahal" is used here, meaning to lead or guide gently. This word suggests a shepherd-like leadership, where God is not just a distant ruler but an intimate guide who cares for His flock. The imagery of God as a shepherd is prevalent throughout Scripture, emphasizing His role in providing direction and care for His people. This leadership is not coercive but is characterized by love and patience, guiding the Israelites through the wilderness towards the Promised Land.

the people You have redeemed
The term "redeemed" comes from the Hebrew "ga'al," which means to buy back or to reclaim. This word is rich with theological significance, as it denotes God's act of delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Redemption in the biblical sense is both a physical and spiritual liberation, pointing forward to the ultimate redemption through Christ. Historically, this reflects the ancient practice of a kinsman-redeemer, who would rescue a relative from bondage, underscoring God's role as a familial protector and savior.

in Your strength
The Hebrew word "oz" signifies might or power. This phrase highlights God's omnipotence, which was demonstrated through the miraculous events of the Exodus, such as the parting of the Red Sea. God's strength is not just a display of raw power but is also a source of security and assurance for His people. In the biblical narrative, God's strength is often contrasted with human weakness, emphasizing the need for reliance on divine power rather than human effort.

You will guide them
The verb "nachah" in Hebrew means to lead or direct. This guidance is not merely geographical but also spiritual, as God directs the hearts and minds of His people towards His purposes. The historical context of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness serves as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of believers, who are led by God through life's challenges towards spiritual maturity and fulfillment of His promises.

to Your holy dwelling
The phrase "holy dwelling" refers to the ultimate destination of the Israelites, which is the Promised Land, and symbolically, the presence of God. The Hebrew word "qodesh" for "holy" signifies something set apart and sacred. This destination is not just a physical location but represents a place of communion with God. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to the eschatological hope of dwelling with God eternally, as seen in the imagery of the New Jerusalem in Revelation. Historically, the concept of a holy dwelling underscores the centrality of worship and the presence of God in the life of His people.

(13-18) The concluding stanza of the ode involves a change of attitude, and deals with new matters. The poet's eye fixes itself upon the future. First, he speaks of the guidance of God, lately begun, and about to continue until Canaan is reached (Exodus 15:13). Then his glance turns to the enemies of Israel, and he considers. The effect which the miraculous deliverance of Israel from Egypt will have upon them (Exodus 15:14-16). Finally, he sees the people brought into the "land of their inheritance," and securely established there under the ordering of Divine Providence. Then, with an ascription of glory which may be compared with the Doxology attached to the Lord's Prayer in St. Matthew (Exodus 6:13), and to that attached in the Liturgies of the Church to the Psalms and Canticles, he terminates his composition.

(13) Hast led forth . . . hast guided.--Or, leadest forth . . . guidest. The guidance was not over; rather, it was just begun. The want of a present tense in Hebrew causes the preterite and future to have, both of them, under certain circumstances, the force of the present.

Thy holy habitation.--It might be supposed that Canaan was the "habitation" intended; but the words of Exodus 15:17 imply something more. Moses certainly knew that when Canaan was reached God would select a place to "put His name there" (Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 12:11; Deuteronomy 12:14; Deuteronomy 14:23-24; Deuteronomy 16:6; Deuteronomy 16:11, &c.), and possibly knew by revelation what place would be ultimately selected. . . .

Verse 13. - Thou in thy mercy hast led forth. Or "leadest forth." See the Introduction to the chapter. Which thou hast redeemed. See the comment on Exodus 6:6. Then hast guided. Or "thou guidest." Thy holy habitation. By "God's holy habitation" some understand Mount Sinai, others Canaan, others Mount Moriah, or even the temple there to be built ultimately. That Sinai is not intended seems clear from verses 14, 15, where the nations mentioned are such as were untouched by the occupation of that mountain. Canaan might sufficiently answer the requirements of the present verse, but scarcely comes up to those of verse 17. Altogether, it is clear that Moses knew there would be a place in the land of Canaan where God would "put his name" (Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 14; Deuteronomy 14:23, 24; Deuteronomy 16:6, 11; Deuteronomy 26:2; etc.); and it would seem to be not unlikely that he may have known where the place would be by special revelation.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
With loving devotion
בְחַסְדְּךָ֖ (ḇə·ḥas·də·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

You will lead
נָחִ֥יתָ (nā·ḥî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5148: To guide, to transport

the people
עַם־ (‘am-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

You have redeemed;
גָּאָ֑לְתָּ (gā·’ā·lə·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

with Your strength
בְעָזְּךָ֖ (ḇə·‘āz·zə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

You will guide them
נֵהַ֥לְתָּ (nê·hal·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5095: To lead or guide to a watering place, bring to a place of rest, refresh

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Your holy
קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (qāḏ·še·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

dwelling.
נְוֵ֥ה (nə·wêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation


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