Exodus 15

Moses and the Israelites sing a song of praise to God for their late deliverance, in which they celebrate the power of God, gloriously manifested in the destruction of Pharaoh and his host, Exodus 15:1 ; express their confidence in him as their strength and protector, Exodus 15:2 , Exodus 15:3 ; detail the chief circumstances in the overthrow of the Egyptians, Exodus 15:4-8 ; and relate the purposes they had formed for the destruction of God's people, Exodus 15:9 , and how he destroyed them in the imaginations of their hearts, Exodus 15:10 . Jehovah is celebrated for the perfections of his nature and his wondrous works, Exodus 15:11-13 . A prediction of the effect which the account of the destruction of the Egyptians should have on the Edomites, Moabites, and Canaanites, Exodus 15:14-16 . A prediction of the establishment of Israel in the promised land, Exodus 15:17 . The full chorus of praise, Exodus 15:18 . Recapitulation of the destruction of the Egyptians, and the deliverance of Israel, Exodus 15:19 . Miriam and the women join in and prolong the chorus, Exodus 15:20 , Exodus 15:21 . The people travel three days in the wilderness of Shur, and find no water, Exodus 15:22 . Coming to Marah, and finding bitter waters, they murmur against Moses, Exodus 15:23 , Exodus 15:24 . In answer to the prayer of Moses, God shows him a tree by which the waters are sweetened, Exodus 15:25 . God gives them statutes and gracious promises, Exodus 15:26 . They come to Elim, where they find twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and there they encamp, Exodus 15:27 .