The Song of Moses

151 Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord , and said , " I will sing to the Lord , for He is highly exalted ; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea . 2 " The Lord is my strength and song , And He has become my salvation ; This is my God , and I will praise Him; My father's God , and I will extol Him. 3 " The Lord is a warrior ; The Lord is His name . 4 " Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea ; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red e Sea . 5 "The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone . 6 " Your right hand , O Lord , is majestic in power , Your right hand , O Lord , shatters the enemy . 7 "And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise up against You; You send forth Your burning anger , and it consumes them as chaff . 8 " At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap ; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea . 9 " The enemy said , 'I will pursue , I will overtake , I will divide the spoil ; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword , my hand will destroy them.' 10 " You blew with Your wind , the sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters . 11 " Who is like You among the gods , O Lord ? Who is like You, majestic in holiness , Awesome in praises , working wonders ? 12 " You stretched out Your right hand , The earth swallowed them. 13 "In Your lovingkindness You have led the people whom You have redeemed ; In Your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation . 14 " The peoples have heard , they tremble ; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia . 15 "Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed ; The leaders of Moab , trembling grips them; All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away . 16 " Terror and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone ; Until Your people pass over , O Lord , Until the people pass over whom You have purchased . 17 " You will bring them and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance , The place , O Lord , which You have made for Your dwelling , The sanctuary , O Lord , which Your hands have established . 18 " The Lord shall reign forever and ever ." 19 For the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea , and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the sons of Israel walked on dry land through the midst of the sea . 20 Miriam the prophetess , Aaron's sister , took the timbrel in her hand , and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing . 21 Miriam answered them, " Sing to the Lord , for He is highly exalted ; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea ."

The Bitter Water at Marah

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red e Sea , and they went out into the wilderness of Shur ; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water . 23 When they came to Marah , they could not drink the waters of Marah , for they were bitter ; therefore e it was named e Marah . 24 So the people grumbled at Moses , saying , "What shall we drink ?" 25 Then he cried out to the Lord , and the Lord showed him a tree ; and he threw it into the waters , and the waters became sweet . There He made for them a statute and regulation , and there He tested them. 26 And He said , " If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God , and do what is right in His sight , and give ear to His commandments , and keep all His statutes , I will put none e of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians ; for I, the Lord , am your healer ." 27 Then they came to Elim where there were twelve e springs of water and seventy date palms , and they camped there beside the waters .