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Lyrics
1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the
LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath
triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into
the sea.
2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation:
he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God,
and I will exalt him.
3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his
chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a
stone.
6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right
hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them
that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which
consumed them as stubble.
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered
together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were
congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the
spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword,
my hand shall destroy them.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as
lead in the mighty waters.
11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee,
glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast
redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy
habitation.
14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on
the inhabitants of Palestina.
15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab,
trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan
shall melt away.
16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine
arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O
LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine
inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to
dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have
established.
18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his
horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the
sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the
midst of the sea.
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in
her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and
with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath
triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into
the sea.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into
the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness,
and found no water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters
of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called
Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we
drink?
25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which
when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there
he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved
them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the
LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt
give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put
none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the
Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and
threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the
waters.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized
Version
2.
Author Exodus - http://www.abu.nb.ca/ecm/Ex00a.htm
3.
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible -
http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/exodus/gill/exodus15.htm
4.
Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/exodus/jfb/exodus15.htm
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About Exodus 15 |
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Bible Author |
Moses
is the human author to the book of Exodus. The book
of Exodus states that Moses wrote it. (Exodus 17:14;
24:4; 34:27) Also the Ten Commandments are said to
be in the “Book of the Law of Moses.” The New
Testament also holds to what is called Mosaic
authorship. (Mark 7:10; Luke 2:22-23). What is meant
by Mosaic authorship is that Moses was the
fundamental or real author. In compiling it Moses
may have used parts of already existing written
documents. However under divine inspiration (2
Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21) Moses was led by God
the Holy Spirit to deliver to us the book of Exodus.2
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Structure of
Exodus 15 |
This chapter contains the song of Moses, and of the children
of Israel, on the banks of the Red sea; in which they
celebrate their passage through it, the destruction of
Pharaoh and his host in it, and the glory of the divine
perfections displayed therein, interspersed with prophetic
hints of things future,
Exodus 15:1
which same song was sung by the women, with
Miriam at the head of them, attended with timbrels and
dances,
Exodus 15:20,
an account is given of the march of the
children of Israel from the Red sea to the wilderness of Shur, and of the bitter waters found at Marah, which
occasioned a murmuring, and of their being made sweet by
casting a tree into them,
Exodus 15:22
when they were told by the Lord, that if
they would yield obedience to his commandments, they should
be free from the diseases the Egyptians had been afflicted
with,
Exodus 15:26,
and the chapter is concluded with their
coming to Elim, where they found twelve wells of water, and
seventy palm trees, and there encamped,
Exodus 15:273
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Oldest Poem in the World |
This song is, by some hundred years, the oldest poem in
the world. There is a sublimity and beauty in the language
that is unexampled. But its unrivalled superiority arises
not solely from the splendor of the diction. Its poetical
excellencies have often drawn forth the admiration of the
best judges, while the character of the event commemorated,
and its being prompted by divine inspiration, contribute to
give it an interest and sublimity peculiar to itself.4
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