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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.
A Song of Deliverance
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD:
“I will sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD:
“I will sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will praise him —
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will praise him —
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.
they sank to the depths like a stone.
The deep waters gushed over them;
they sank to the bottom like a stone.
they sank to the bottom 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,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes the enemy.
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes 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 those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.
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 breath,
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
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 boasted, ‘I will chase them
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will 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.
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.
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 among the gods, O LORD —
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
“You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
and the earth swallows your enemies.
You raised your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.
and the earth swallowed our enemies.
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.
“With your unfailing love you lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.
The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
The peoples hear and tremble;
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
The leaders of Edom are terrified;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;
terror and dread fall upon them.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.
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, reserved for your own dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and charioteers rushed into the sea, the LORD brought the water crashing down on them. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground!
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 prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
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 this song:
“Sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
into the sea.”
“Sing to the LORD,
for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
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 at Marah
Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water.
When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.
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.
So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.
It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
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.”
He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”