Exodus 15:2

Exodus 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• New International Version (NIV)“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is my strength and 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.

Context of Exodus 15:2

1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will honor him. 3The Lord is a warrior! The Lord is his name. 4He has thrown Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea. Pharaoh’s best officers were drowned in the Red Sea.

Exodus 15:2 word by word

עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֔הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה זֶ֤ה אֵלִי֙ וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י אָבִ֖י וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050
• my strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• and songזִמְרָתzimrâth · songH2176
• and he is become my salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• heזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• my Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• and I will prepare him an habitationנָוָהnâvâh · to beautifyH5115
• my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and I will exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Exodus 15:2

• Psalms 18:1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?
• Psalms 28:8The Lord is the strength of his people and a fortress for the victory of his Messiah.
• Psalms 59:17O my strength, I will make music to praise you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
• Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be shaken.
• Psalms 118:14The Lord is my strength and my song. He is my savior.
• Habakkuk 3:17Even if the fig tree does not bloom and the vines have no grapes, even if the olive tree fails to produce and the fields yield no food, even if the sheep pen is empty and the stalls have no cattle—
• Philippians 4:13I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is your glory. He is your God, who did for you these spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds you saw with your own eyes.
• Psalms 22:3Yet, you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
• Psalms 109:1O God, whom I praise, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
• Psalms 140:7O Lord Almighty, the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
• Revelation 15:3and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang, “The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.
• Exodus 14:13Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see what the Lord will do to save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again.
• 2 Samuel 22:51He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is the God of victories. The Almighty Lord is our escape from death.

Commentaries on Exodus 15:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord is my strength and song - How judiciously are the members of this sentence arranged! He who has God for his strength, will have him for his song; and he to whom Jehovah is become salvation, will exalt his name. Miserably and untunably, in the ears of God, does that man sing praises, who is not saved by the grace of Christ, nor strengthened by the power of his might. It is worthy of observation that the word which we translate Lord here, is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-18Verses 1-18 With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnificent hymn. It was sung by Moses and the people, an expression which evidently points to him as the author. That it was written at the time is an assertion expressly made in the text, and it is supported by the strongest internal evidence. In every age this song gave the tone to the poetry of Israel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This statement is quoted in two other places, Psalm 118:14 and Isaiah 12:2. This shows its importance. The “God of your father”(Exodus 3:6) had become my God. The Israelites now knew God personally, not only as a historical memory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Then sang Moses and the children of Israel--The scene of this thanksgiving song is supposed to have been at the landing place on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, at Ayoun Musa, "the fountains of Moses." They are situated somewhat farther northward along the shore than the opposite point from which the Israelites set out. But the line of the people would be extended during the passage, and one extremity of it would reach as far north as these…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 15:2

• Blessing
• Children
• Epic
• Faith
• Joy
• Poetry
• Praise
• Psalms
• Readings, Select
• Salvation
• Song
• Thankfulness
• Worship

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• Exalt
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• Fearful
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Commentaries on Exodus 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings