The Song of the Red Sea
Moses and the Israelites then sang this song to God. It went:
I will sing to God for His great victory,
Horse and rider He threw in the sea.
My strength and song is God
And this is my deliverance;
This is my God, I will enshrine Him
My father's God, I will exalt Him.
God is the Master of war,
God is His name.
Pharaoh's chariots and army
He cast in the sea;
His very best officers
Were drowned in the Red Sea.
The depths covered them;
They sank to the bottom
Like a stone.
Your right Hand, O God
Is awesome in power;
Your right Hand, O God
crushes the foe.
In Your great Majesty
You broke Your opponents;
You sent forth Your wrath
It devoured them like straw.
At the blast of Your Nostrils
the waters towered.
Flowing water stood like a wall.
The depths congealed
In the heart of the sea.
The enemy said, 'I will give chase;
I will overtake, divide the spoils
I will satisfy myself.
I will draw my sword;
My hand will demolish them.'
You made Your wind blow;
The sea covered them.
They sank like lead
In the mighty waters.
Who is like You among powers, God?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in praise, doing wonders?
You put forth Your right Hand;
The earth swallowed them.
With love, You led
the people You redeemed;
With might, You led [them]
to Your holy shrine.
Nations heard and shuddered;
Terror gripped those who dwell in Philistia.
Edom's chiefs then panicked;
Moab's heroes were seized with trembling;
Canaan's residents melted away.
Fear and dread fell upon them.
At the greatness of Your Arm
They are still as stone.
Until Your people crossed, O God,
Until the people You gained crossed over.
O bring them and plant them
On the mount You possess.
The place You dwell in
Is Your accomplishment, God.
The shrine of God
Your Hands have founded.
God will reign forever and ever.
[This song was sung] when Pharaoh's horse came into the sea, along with his chariot corps and cavalry, and God made the sea come back on them. The Israelites had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took the drum in her hand, and all the women followed her with drums and dancing.
Miriam led them in the response, 'Sing to God for His great victory, horse and rider He cast in the sea.'