**On that day,**¹⁵⁹ Adonoy delivered Yisrael from the hand of Mitzrayim, and Yisrael saw the Mitzriyim dead on the seashore. And Yisrael saw the great hand¹⁶⁰ which Adonoy wielded against Mitzrayim, and the people feared Adonoy, and they believed in Adonoy, and that Moshe was His servant. Then Moshe and the Children of Yisrael sang this song to Adonoy, and they said: I will sing to Adonoy for He is most high;¹⁶¹ the horse with its rider, He threw into the sea. The strength and retribution of God was the cause of my deliverance;¹⁶² this is my Almighty and I will glorify Him, God of my father and I will exalt Him. Adonoy is master of war Adonoy is His Name. Pharaoh's chariots and army, He hurled into the sea; and his elite officers were drowned in the Sea of Reeds. The deep waters covered them; they descended into the depths like stone. Your right hand Adonoy is adorned with power, Your right hand Adonoy crushes the enemy. And in Your great majesty, You destroyed Your opponents; You sent forth Your fury, it consumed them like straw.¹⁶³ And with the wind from Your nostrils the waters were heaped up, flowing water stood erect like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.¹⁶⁴ The enemy (Pharaoh) said: “I will pursue [them], I will overtake [them], I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy myself; I will unsheathe my sword, my hand will destroy them. You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.¹⁶⁵ Who is like You among the mighty, Adonoy! who is like You? [You are] adorned in holiness, awesome in praise, performing wonders.¹⁶⁶ You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them. You led in Your kindliness, the people whom You redeemed; You guided them with Your might to Your holy dwelling place. The peoples heard and trembled, pangs of fear gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.¹⁶⁷ Then the chieftains of Edom panicked, the mighty men of Moab were seized with trembling, all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.¹⁶⁸ Terror and dread fall upon them; at the greatness of Your arm they were still as stone; until Your people cross over, Adonoy, until [they] cross over,¹⁶⁹ —the people You have acquired. You will bring them and plant them¹⁷⁰ on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your habitation which You, Adonoy, have made; the Sanctuary, my Master, [which] Your hands established.¹⁷¹ Adonoy will reign forever and ever. Adonoy will reign forever and ever.¹⁷² Adonoy! His sovereignty is established forever and to all eternity.¹⁷³ When Pharaoh's horses, with his chariots, and his horsemen, went into the sea, Adonoy turned back on them the waters of the sea; and the Children of Yisrael walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.¹⁷⁴ For the kingship is Adonoy's and He rules over nations.¹⁷⁵ And deliverers will go up to Mount Tziyon to judge the mount of Esav, and the kingdom will be Adonoy's.¹⁷⁶ And Adonoy will be King over the whole earth; on that day Adonoy will be One and His Name One.¹⁷⁷

footnotes: ¹⁵⁹ Even though they had been free a week earlier, they were insecure, fearing that the Egyptians would capture and re-enslave them. Only when Hashem had drowned the Egyptians were the Israelites free psychologically.—Seporno ¹⁶⁰ The use of the word “hand” or any physical attribute with regard to Hashem is merely metaphorical, since Hashem is in no way physical. ¹⁶¹ When people praise a mortal, they often declare undeserved praise. But Hashem is so great that any praise we offer is insufficient.—Rashi ¹⁶² This translation follows Rashi’s commentary. ¹⁶³ This verse is also translated, “You will send forth Your fury: it will consume them like straw.” According to the Zohar it thus refers to the time of the Resurrection, when Hashem will destroy all the wicked. ¹⁶⁴ The water became hard as stone and the Egyptians were hurled against it with great force.—Rashi ¹⁶⁵ Seporno and others interpret the verse to read: “They, the mighty, sank like lead in the waters,” “mighty,” referring to the Egyptian officers rather than to the waters. ¹⁶⁶ Hashem is “awesome in praise” for we fear that all our praise will prove inadequate. In truth, it is impossible to praise Hashem fully, and Dovid therefore said (Tehillim 65:2) “For You, silence is praise.”—Rashi ¹⁶⁷ The Philistines had killed the Ephraimites thirty years earlier when they left Egypt by force. The Philistines were thus gripped with terror when they heard that Yisrael had escaped from Egypt.—Rashi ¹⁶⁸ Nations on all sides panicked: The Philistines to the west, the Edomites to the south, the Moavites to the east and the Canaanites to the north. The Philistines feared revenge. The Edomites panicked because they feared that Yisrael would now seek revenge for what Esau (Edom) had done to Yaakov. The Moavites, the descendants of Lot, feared they would be punished because of the dispute between Lot and Avraham (Bereishis 13:7). Canaan “melted away” because they realized that Yisrael was destined to take their land, and their astrologers told them that there was no way out.—Rabbainu Bachyah ¹⁶⁹ The two crossings are the respective crossings of the Arnon and the Yardein rivers before entering the Promised Land.—Onkelos ¹⁷⁰ Moshe here prophesied that he would not be entering the Promised Land, and he therefore prayed that Hashem should bring the Jews into His inheritance.—Rashi ¹⁷¹ Hashem’s “habitat” on earth, the Holy Temple, is a parallel of the Holy Temple on high.—Rashi ¹⁷² This verse is not repeated in Shemos. But it is repeated in prayer to signify the end of the Ode, just as the last verse of Tehillim 150 is repeated in the prayer whereas it is not repeated in the Tehillim.—Avudraham ¹⁷³ This verse is a paraphrase of the previous verse as found in Targum Onkelos. ¹⁷⁴ Shemos 14:30—15:19. ¹⁷⁵ Tehillim 22:29. The word “king” signifies one whose leadership is accepted freely by all his subjects. Therefore, in reference to Yisrael who willingly accept the Kingship of Hashem, it says, “For the kingship is Adonoy’s.” A “ruler,” however, is one who forcibly rules people, without their consent. Regarding the nations who do not willingly submit to Adonoy’s Kingship, the Psalmist says, “And He rules over nations.”—Gaon of Vilna ¹⁷⁶ Ovadyah 1:21. ¹⁷⁷ Zecharyah 14:9. In the future, Hashem will be recognized by all the nations of the world who will accept Him willingly as their King.