Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
3 The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- KJV
- Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- WEB
- Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.
- ASV
- Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- DARBY
- Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- BLB
- Then Moses sang—and the sons of Israel—this song to YHWH, and they spoke, saying: “I will sing to YHWH, for He has greatly triumphed; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
- ÅB
- Da sang Moses og Israels barn denne sang for Herren: Jeg vil lovsynge Herren, for han er høyt opphøyet; hest og mann styrtet han i havet.
- OTB
- Da sang Moses og Israels barn denne sangen for Herren, og sa: “Jeg vil synge for Herren, for Han er høyt opphøyet; hesten og dens rytter har Han kastet i havet.
- B1930
- Da sang Moses og Israels barn denne sang for Herren: Jeg vil lovsynge Herren, for han er høit ophøiet; hest og mann styrtet han i havet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 15:3
and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Read in contextExodus 15:21
And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
Read in contextPsalms 106:12
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:1–6
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:10–11
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
Read in contextPsalms 107:8
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Read in contextPsalms 107:21–22
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Read in contextExodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
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