Exodus 15:18
New International Version
“The LORD reigns for ever and ever.”

New Living Translation
The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

English Standard Version
The LORD will reign forever and ever.”

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

King James Bible
The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

New King James Version
“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”

New American Standard Bible
“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”

NASB 1995
“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”

NASB 1977
“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh shall reign forever and ever.”

Amplified Bible
“The LORD shall reign to eternity and beyond.”

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will reign forever and ever!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will reign forever and ever!

American Standard Version
Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever.

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, you will rule forever!

English Revised Version
The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will rule as king forever and ever."

Good News Translation
You, LORD, will be king forever and ever."

International Standard Version
The LORD will reign forever and ever."

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

NET Bible
The LORD will reign forever and ever!

New Heart English Bible
The LORD shall reign forever and ever."

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

World English Bible
Yahweh will reign forever and ever.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH reigns—[for] all time and forever!”

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah reigneth -- to the age, and for ever!'

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah shall reign forever and yet.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord will reign in eternity and beyond.

New American Bible
May the LORD reign forever and ever!

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD will reign forever and ever.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH will reign to the eternity of eternities.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord reigns for ever and ever and ever.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Moses' Song of Deliverance
17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established. 18The LORD will reign forever and ever!” 19For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.…

Cross References
Psalm 146:10
The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Daniel 4:3
How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

Psalm 93:1-2
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved. / Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity.

Psalm 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 10:16
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Psalm 47:8
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Psalm 103:19
The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

1 Chronicles 29:11-12
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. / Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.


Treasury of Scripture

The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

Psalm 10:16
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

Psalm 29:10
The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

Psalm 146:10
The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

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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














The LORD
The term "LORD" in this context is derived from the Hebrew "YHWH," often vocalized as Yahweh. This is the personal name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:14). It signifies the eternal, self-existent nature of God, who is unchanging and faithful to His covenant promises. In the context of Exodus 15, this name emphasizes God's supreme authority and power, having just delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage through miraculous acts. The use of "LORD" here is a declaration of His sovereignty and a reminder of His intimate relationship with His people.

will reign
The phrase "will reign" comes from the Hebrew verb "malak," which means to rule or have dominion. This verb is often used in the context of kingship and governance. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king was seen as a divine representative on earth, but here, the LORD Himself is the ultimate King. This declaration is a prophetic assurance of God's ongoing and future rule over all creation. It reflects the belief that God's reign is not limited to a specific time or place but is eternal and universal.

forever and ever
The Hebrew phrase "le'olam va'ed" is translated as "forever and ever." "Le'olam" means "to the age" or "eternity," and "va'ed" adds emphasis, signifying perpetuity. This phrase underscores the eternal nature of God's reign, contrasting the temporary and often unjust reigns of earthly kings. In the historical context of Israel, surrounded by nations with transient dynasties, this affirmation of God's eternal kingship provided hope and stability. It is a reminder that God's kingdom is not subject to the rise and fall of human empires but is everlasting, offering assurance to believers of His unending sovereignty and faithfulness.

(18) The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.--Compare Psalm 10:16; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 145:13; Psalm 146:10. In simplicity and consequent force the expression of the idea by Moses transcends all later ones.

Verse 18. - In terms most simple yet most grand, often imitated (Psalm 10:16; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 146:10, etc.), but never surpassed, the poet gives the final result of all God's providential and temporary arrangements, to wit, the eternal establishment of his most glorious kingdom. And here reaching the final consummation of all things (1 Corinthians 15:28), he will not weaken the impression made by adding another word, but ends his ode.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD
יְהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will reign
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ (yim·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

forever
לְעֹלָ֥ם (lə·‘ō·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

and ever!”
וָעֶֽד׃ (wā·‘eḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity


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