Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 15:2-18 - New International Version (2024)

²“The Lord is my strength^(A) and my defense^[a];
he has become my salvation.^(B)
He is my God,^(C) and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt^(D) him.
³The Lord is a warrior;^(E)
the Lord is his name.^(F)
4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army^(G)
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.^[b]
5The deep waters^(H) have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.^(I)
6Your right hand,^(J) Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand,^(K) Lord,
shattered^(L) the enemy.

⁷“In the greatness of your majesty^(M)
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;^(N)
it consumed^(O) them like stubble.
⁸By the blast of your nostrils^(P)
the waters piled up.^(Q)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;^(R)
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.^(S)
9The enemy boasted,
‘I will pursue,^(T) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;^(U)
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.’
¹⁰But you blew with your breath,^(V)
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.^(W)
11Who among the gods
is like you,^(X) Lord?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness,^(Y)
awesome in glory,^(Z)
working wonders?^(AA)

¹²“You stretch out^(AB) your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.^(AC)
13In your unfailing love you will lead^(AD)
the people you have redeemed.^(AE)
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.^(AF)
14The nations will hear and tremble;^(AG)
anguish^(AH) will grip the people of Philistia.^(AI)
15The chiefs^(AJ) of Edom^(AK) will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,^(AL)
the people^[c] of Canaan will melt^(AM) away;
¹⁶terror^(AN) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone^(AO)—
until your people pass by, Lord,
until the people you bought^[d](AP) pass by.^(AQ)
17You will bring^(AR) them in and plant^(AS) them
on the mountain^(AT) of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,^(AU)
the sanctuary,^(AV) Lord, your hands established.

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

Footnotes

1. Exodus 15:2 Or song
2. Exodus 15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
3. Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
4. Exodus 15:16 Or created

Cross references

1. Exodus 15:2 : Ps 18:1; 59:17
2. Exodus 15:2 : S Ge 45:7; Ex 14:13; Ps 18:2, 46; 25:5; 27:1; 62:2; 118:14; Isa 12:2; 33:2; Jnh 2:9; Hab 3:18
3. Exodus 15:2 : S Ge 28:21
4. Exodus 15:2 : Dt 10:21; 2Sa 22:47; Ps 22:3; 30:1; 34:3; 35:27; 99:5; 103:19; 107:32; 108:5; 109:1; 118:28; 145:11; 148:14; Isa 24:15; 25:1; Jer 17:14; Da 4:37
5. Exodus 15:3 : S Ex 14:14; Rev 19:11
6. Exodus 15:3 : S Ex 3:15
7. Exodus 15:4 : Ex 14:6-7; Jer 51:21
8. Exodus 15:5 : S Ex 14:28
9. Exodus 15:5 : ver 10; Ne 9:11
10. Exodus 15:6 : Ps 16:11; 17:7; 21:8; 63:8; 74:11; 77:10; 89:13; 98:1; 118:15; 138:7
11. Exodus 15:6 : S Ex 3:20; S Job 40:14
12. Exodus 15:6 : Nu 24:8; 1Sa 2:10; Ps 2:9
13. Exodus 15:7 : Dt 33:26; Ps 150:2
14. Exodus 15:7 : Ps 2:5; 78:49-50; Jer 12:13; 25:38
15. Exodus 15:7 : Ex 24:17; Dt 4:24; 9:3; Ps 18:8; 59:13; Heb 12:29
16. Exodus 15:8 : S Ex 14:21; Ps 18:15
17. Exodus 15:8 : Jos 3:13; Ps 78:13; Isa 43:16
18. Exodus 15:8 : S Ex 14:22
19. Exodus 15:8 : Ps 46:2
20. Exodus 15:9 : Ex 14:5-9; Dt 28:45; Ps 7:5; La 1:3
21. Exodus 15:9 : Jdg 5:30; Isa 9:3; 53:12; Lk 11:22
22. Exodus 15:10 : Job 4:9; 15:30; Isa 11:4; 30:33; 40:7
23. Exodus 15:10 : ver 5; Ne 9:11; Ps 29:3; 32:6; 77:19
24. Exodus 15:11 : S Ex 8:10; Ps 77:13; S Isa 46:5
25. Exodus 15:11 : Lev 19:2; 1Sa 2:2; 1Ch 16:29; Ps 99:3; 110:3; Isa 6:3; Rev 4:8
26. Exodus 15:11 : S Ex 14:4; Ps 4:2; 8:1; 26:8; Isa 35:2; 40:5
27. Exodus 15:11 : S Ex 3:20
28. Exodus 15:12 : S Ex 7:5
29. Exodus 15:12 : Nu 16:32; 26:10; Dt 11:6; Ps 106:17
30. Exodus 15:13 : Ne 9:12; Ps 77:20
31. Exodus 15:13 : S Ex 6:6; Job 33:28; Ps 71:23; 106:10; Isa 1:27; 41:14; 43:14; 44:22-24; 51:10; 63:9; Tit 2:14
32. Exodus 15:13 : ver 17; Ps 68:16; 76:2; 78:54
33. Exodus 15:14 : ver 16; Ex 23:27; Dt 2:25; Jos 2:9; 5:1; 9:24; 1Sa 4:7; Est 8:17; Ps 48:6; 96:9; 99:1; 114:7; Eze 38:20
34. Exodus 15:14 : Isa 13:8
35. Exodus 15:14 : Ps 83:7
36. Exodus 15:15 : S Ge 36:15
37. Exodus 15:15 : Dt 2:4
38. Exodus 15:15 : Nu 22:3; Ps 114:7
39. Exodus 15:15 : Jos 2:9, 24
40. Exodus 15:16 : S ver 14; S Ge 35:5
41. Exodus 15:16 : 1Sa 25:37
42. Exodus 15:16 : Ps 74:2; 2Pe 2:1
43. Exodus 15:16 : Dt 2:4
44. Exodus 15:17 : Ex 23:20; 32:34; 33:12
45. Exodus 15:17 : 2Sa 7:10; Ps 44:2; 80:8, 15; Isa 5:2; 60:21; Jer 2:21; 11:17; 24:6; Am 9:15
46. Exodus 15:17 : Dt 33:19; Ps 2:6; 3:4; 15:1; 78:54, 68; 133:3; Da 9:16; Joel 2:1; Ob 1:16; Zep 3:11
47. Exodus 15:17 : S ver 13; Ps 132:13-14
48. Exodus 15:17 : Ps 78:69; 114:2
49. Exodus 15:18 : S Ge 21:33; Ps 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 66:7; 80:1; 102:12; 145:13; La 5:19