Exodus 15:1-16 ▼

1 Then Moses sang—and the sons of Israel—this song to YHWH, and they spoke, saying: “I will sing to YHWH, for He has greatly triumphed; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.

2 My strength and song is YAH, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise Him, God of My father, and I will exalt Him.

3 YHWH is a man of war; YHWH is His name.

4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his army He has cast into the sea, and the choice of his captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

5 The depths cover them; they went down into the depths like a stone.

6 Your right hand, O YHWH, is glorious in power. Your right hand, O YHWH, shatters the enemy.

7 And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those rising against You. You send forth Your burning anger; it consumes them like stubble.

8 And by the breath of Your nostrils the waters were gathered together; the flowing waters stood upright like a heap; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be filled with them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’

10 You blew with Your breath; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in mighty waters.

11 Who is like You among the gods, O YHWH? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 You stretched out Your right hand; the earth swallowed them.

13 You have led forth in Your loving devotion the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.

14 Peoples heard; they are troubled. Anguish seized those dwelling in Philistia.

15 Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; the mighty men of Moab; trembling seized them; all those dwelling in Canaan melted away.

16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of Your arm they will be as still as a stone, until Your people pass over, O YHWH, until the people whom You have purchased pass over.