11 Who among the gods
    is like you,(A) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,(B)
awesome in glory,(C)
    working wonders?(D)

12 “You stretch out(E) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.(F)
13 In your unfailing love you will lead(G)
    the people you have redeemed.(H)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.(I)
14 The nations will hear and tremble;(J)
    anguish(K) will grip the people of Philistia.(L)
15 The chiefs(M) of Edom(N) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,(O)
the people[a] of Canaan will melt(P) away;
16     terror(Q) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
    they will be as still as a stone(R)
until your people pass by, Lord,
    until the people you bought[b](S) pass by.(T)
17 You will bring(U) them in and plant(V) them
    on the mountain(W) of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,(X)
    the sanctuary,(Y) Lord, your hands established.

18 “The Lord reigns
    for ever and ever.”(Z)

19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[c] went into the sea,(AA) the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.(AB) 20 Then Miriam(AC) the prophet,(AD) Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels(AE) and dancing.(AF) 21 Miriam sang(AG) to them:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(AH)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(AI)

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(AJ) of Shur.(AK) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(AL) 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[d](AM)) 24 So the people grumbled(AN) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(AO)

25 Then Moses cried out(AP) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw(AQ) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.(AR) 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep(AS) all his decrees,(AT) I will not bring on you any of the diseases(AU) I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals(AV) you.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped(AW) there near the water.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
  2. Exodus 15:16 Or created
  3. Exodus 15:19 Or charioteers
  4. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.

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