"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.
"The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
"Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
"The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
"Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
"And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
"And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
"The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
"Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
"Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
"Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
"Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
"The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
"Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
"Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
"Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.
"The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
"For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea."
Whoooo! You rock, Moses! Now comes the bass solo!My 7 year old made up a better song today about her imaginary friend Minyo Girl, the talking mouse who climbs on the roof and dances.
You may not have caught it, what with the song being so shitty and all, but somewhere in there, lying like a turd, is this gem: "Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?" The gods? Seems to me Moses is admitting that there are other gods other than the Lord, and that the Lord is just the bestest one of them all. It's something that comes up again when Moses is given the 10 Commandments. We'll discuss in depth then.
Burned out, the Israelites walk for 3 days without finding water. Finally, they hit Marah. There they find the water supply bitter, probably because it had paid to listen to that goddamned song and it just found it for free on bit torrent. Dammit!
The Lord shows Moses a special tree whose branches can turn the bitter water sweet. Mo cuts a branch from the Brita tree and makes potable water for everyone at a fraction of the cost of Evian.
Good going Moses! Only 39 years and 50 weeks to go and you're home free!
