Exodus 15:2
“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.”
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After crossing the Red Sea, Moses and the Israelites sing a song of triumph praising God for their deliverance.
What Does Exodus 15:2 Mean?
This verse means that after God's great rescue, His people respond with joyful, personal praise, claiming Him as their strength and salvation. Having walked through the sea on dry ground and watched the threat behind them vanish, Israel breaks into song. The words are intensely personal -- "my strength," "my God," "my father's God." Deliverance has turned the people's fear into worship, and they declare that the LORD Himself has become their salvation.
Notice how strength and song belong together here. The same God who fought for them is now the theme of their music; rescue overflows naturally into praise. The reference to "my father's God" links this moment to the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so that the song reaches back through generations and forward in devotion: "I will exalt him." This is the proper end of every deliverance -- not merely relief, but worship. When God acts to save, the heart that knows it answers with a song, owning Him gladly as its own.
In the Original Language
The word "strength" is the Hebrew ʿoz; "salvation" is yeshuʿah, the same root that lies behind the name of Jesus.
Cross References
“The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.”
- Psalms 118:14
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 12:2
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”
- Psalms 28:7
Application
Let God's past faithfulness turn into present praise, claiming Him personally as your strength, your song, and your salvation.
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