Exodus 15:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 15

The Song of Moses and Miriam.^[a] ¹Moses and the children of Israel therefore sang this song to the Lord:

“I will sing in honor of the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant,
    horse and horseman he has cast into the sea.
²My strength and my song is the Lord,
    for he has saved me.
He is my God, and I wish to praise him,
    the God of my father, and I wish to exalt him.
³“The Lord is a warrior,
    Lord is his name.

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Footnotes

Exodus 15:1 Although this hymn is here put into the mouth of the leader, it shows the extent to which the biblical poets were determined to magnify the wonders that accompanied the crossing of the Red Sea (see Ps 106:9; Wis 19:6-9). The refrain attributed to Miriam, Moses’ sister (Ex 15:21), may be regarded as the seed out of which the poem grew; it was later expanded (vv. 4-5, 8) and subsequently completed, for the song also in fact extols the journey to the Promised Land (vv. 13-16) and the building of the Temple (v. 17), both of which were other signs of God’s merciful presence in the midst of his people.

Exodus 15:1-3

New International Version

The Song of Moses and Miriam

15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song^(A) to the Lord:

“I will sing^(B) to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver^(C)
he has hurled into the sea.^(D)

²“The Lord is my strength^(E) and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(F)
He is my God,^(G) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt^(H) him.
³The Lord is a warrior;^(I)
    the Lord is his name.^(J)