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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses and the Israelites sing this song to the LORD immediately following the deliverance at the sea. The text records their collective response to God’s intervention.
The words — The Hebrew אָ֣ז ('az) marks the precise moment of transition, while יָשִֽׁיר (ya.shir) denotes the act of singing the specific song. These terms anchor the passage as a deliberate, timed declaration rather than a spontaneous outburst.
The thread — The song reappears in Revelation 15:3 as the song of Moses and the Lamb, and Miriam echoes its refrain in Exodus 15:21. Psalm 106:12 notes the people’s pattern of believing promises and singing praise afterward.
Why it lands — The text commands recognition of God’s exalted status through the concrete evidence of the horse and rider drowned in the sea. It asks the reader to identify the specific acts of judgment and deliverance that warrant declared praise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
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!
- Exodus 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.”
- Psalms 106:12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
- Isaiah 12:1 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.
- Isaiah 51:10 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?
- Psalms 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- 2 Samuel 22:1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.