1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
2 The Lord is my strength and my song.
3 The Lord is a warrior!
4 He has thrown Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea.
5 The deep water covered them.
6 Your right hand, O Lord, wins glory because it is strong.
7 With your unlimited majesty, you destroyed those who attacked you.
8 With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up.
9 “The enemy said, ‘I’ll pursue them!
10 Your breath blew the sea over them.
11 “Who is like you among the gods, O Lord?
12 You stretched out your right hand.
13 “Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved.
14 People will hear of it and tremble.
15 The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified.
16 Terror and dread will fall on them.
17 You will bring them and plant them on your own mountain,
18 The Lord will rule as king forever and ever.”
19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry went into the sea, the Lord made the water of the sea flow back over them. However, the Israelites had gone through the sea on dry ground.
20 Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her.
21 Miriam sang to them:
22 Moses led Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
23 When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink the water because it tasted bitter. That’s why the place was called Marah [Bitter Place].
24 The people complained about Moses by asking, “What are we supposed to drink?”
25 Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the Lord, who heals you.”
27 Next, they went to Elim, where there were 12 springs and 70 palm trees. They camped there by the water.