Exodus 15:2
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.
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.
NASB
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.
CSB
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
NLT
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him — my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
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.
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.
What does Exodus 15:2 mean?
The words used here are broad but have specific application to this moment in history. "Strength" is the Lord's power in defeating Egypt. A "song," in this context, is a person's reason for joy and praise (Psalm 77:6; 118:14). God's "salvation" refers to the event inspiring this chapter's extensive praise. Moses is leading Israel in this acclaim for the Lord (Exodus 15:1). They rejoice over their recent rescue from Egypt through God's miraculous work at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21–29).Referring to the Lord as "my God" notes a personal connection to each individual person. He is also the God of Israel's ancestors (Exodus 3:16; 4:5), their "fathers." All praise, from individual Hebrews and the nation itself, are directed to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 6:3).
