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The Song of Moses and Miriam
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
“Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea,
and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.
they sank to the depths like a stone.
The floods covered them;
they went down into the depths like a stone.
they went down into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, Lord,
shattered the enemy.
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, Lord,
shattered the enemy.
Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power,
your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
“In the greatness of your majesty
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries;
you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble.
you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble.
By the blast of your nostrils
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;
the floods stood up in a heap;
the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
the floods stood up in a heap;
the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
The enemy boasted,
‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.’
‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.’
The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’
But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
You blew with your wind; the sea covered them;
they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Who among the gods
is like you, Lord?
Who is like you —
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
is like you, Lord?
Who is like you —
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
“You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
and the earth swallows your enemies.
You stretched out your right hand;
the earth swallowed them.
the earth swallowed them.
In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
“You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
The peoples have heard; they tremble;
pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
trembling seizes the leaders of Moab;
all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
trembling seizes the leaders of Moab;
all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
Terror and dread fall upon them;
because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of your inheritance —
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
on the mountain of your inheritance —
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain,
the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,
the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,
the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.
Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.”
“Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.”
And Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”
“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”
The Waters of Marah and Elim
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
Bitter Water Made Sweet
Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw 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.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.
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 all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”