Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Canticle. Origen reckons this to be the most ancient piece of poetry. It is truly sublime, and calculated to fill the souls of those, who say their late cruel masters, now prostrate at their feet in death, with sentiments of the greatest gratitude and piety towards their almighty benefactor. Bible.—God miraculously gave utterance to the dumb on this occasion, (Widsom 10:21.) and taught the whole congregation of Israel to join in harmonious concert. (De Mirab. S. S. inter. op. Saint Augustine) This mode of perpetuating the memory of past benefits by canticles, is very common in Scripture. Calmet.—Let us sing. So the Septuagint The Hebrew has “I will sing … for he hath triumphed gloriously.” This canticle was composed by Moses, about 1491 years B.Calmet. Bible.
LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.