New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 15:2
212The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; 3This is my God, and I will praise Him; 4My father’s God, and I will 5exalt Him.
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 sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and 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. 3The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is His name. 4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
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עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֔הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה זֶ֤ה אֵלִי֙ וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י אָבִ֖י וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃Read the interlinear
- The Lordיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050
- is my strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- and songזִמְרָהzimrâh · melodyH2172
- And He has becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- my salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- is my Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- and I will praiseנָוָהnâvâh · to beautifyH5115
- My father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
Cross-references for Exodus 15:2
- Psalms 18:1“I love You, Lord, my strength.”
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?
- Psalms 28:8The Lord is their strength, And He is a refuge of salvation to His anointed.
- Psalms 59:17My strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my refuge, the God who shows me favor.
- Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, My refuge; I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 118:14The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.
- Habakkuk 3:17Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
- Deuteronomy 10:21He is your glory and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
- Psalms 22:3Yet You are holy, You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
- Psalms 109:1God of my praise, Do not be silent!
- Psalms 140:7God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head on the day of battle.
- Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
- Exodus 14:13But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever.
- 2 Samuel 22:51He is a tower of salvation to His king, And shows favor to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.”
- Psalms 68:20God is to us a God of salvation; And to God the Lord belong ways of 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
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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
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