Exodus 15:6
New International Version
Your right hand, LORD, was majestic in power. Your right hand, LORD, shattered the enemy.

New Living Translation
“Your right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, O LORD, smashes the enemy.

English Standard Version
Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.

Berean Standard Bible
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

King James Bible
Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

New King James Version
“Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

New American Standard Bible
“Your right hand, LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, LORD, destroys the enemy.

NASB 1995
“Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power, Your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.

NASB 1977
“Thy right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your right hand, O Yahweh, is majestic in power, Your right hand, O Yahweh, shatters the enemy.

Amplified Bible
“Your right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, your right hand is glorious in power. LORD, your right hand shattered the enemy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, Your right hand is glorious in power. LORD, Your right hand shattered the enemy.

American Standard Version
Thy right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O Jehovah, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

Contemporary English Version
With the tremendous force of your right arm, our LORD, you crushed your enemies.

English Revised Version
Thy right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your right hand, O LORD, wins glory because it is strong. Your right hand, O LORD, smashes your enemies.

Good News Translation
"Your right hand, LORD, is awesome in power; it breaks the enemy in pieces.

International Standard Version
Your right hand, LORD, was majestic in strength, your right hand, LORD, shattered the enemy.

Majority Standard Bible
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

NET Bible
Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.

New Heart English Bible
Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

World English Bible
Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your right hand, O YHWH, "" Has become honorable in power; Your right hand, O YHWH, "" Crushes an enemy.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Is become honourable in power; Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Doth crush an enemy.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy right hand, Jehovah, was magnified in strength: thy right hand, Jehovah, will break in pieces the enemy.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy right hand, O Lord, is magnified in strength: thy right hand, O Lord, hath slain the enemy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your right hand, O Lord, has been magnified in strength. Your right hand, O Lord, has struck down the enemy.

New American Bible
Your right hand, O LORD, magnificent in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.

New Revised Standard Version
Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power— your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thy right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; thy right hand, O LORD, has defeated thy enemies.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your right hand, LORD JEHOVAH, is glorious in power; your right hand, LORD JEHOVAH, has broken your enemies.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; thy right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Moses' Song of Deliverance
5The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone. 6Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. 7You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.…

Cross References
Psalm 118:15-16
Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! / The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

Psalm 89:13
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

Isaiah 63:12
who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

Psalm 98:1
A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Habakkuk 3:4
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

Psalm 136:12
with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.

Nehemiah 9:11
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

Psalm 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Acts 13:17
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

Revelation 15:3
and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Luke 1:51
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

Hebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.


Treasury of Scripture

Your right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: your right hand, O LORD, has dashed in pieces the enemy.

right hand

Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

1 Chronicles 29:11,12
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all…

Psalm 17:7
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

dashed

Psalm 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Isaiah 30:14
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

Jeremiah 13:14
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

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Exodus 15
1. The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance
22. The people want water in the desert
23. The waters at Marah are bitter,
24. they murmur,
25. Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction
27. They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees














Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power;
The "right hand" in biblical terms often symbolizes strength, authority, and power. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right hand was considered the hand of skill and might. This phrase emphasizes God's supreme power and authority, which is unmatched and awe-inspiring. The use of "majestic" highlights the grandeur and splendor of God's power, suggesting that it is not only effective but also glorious. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as Psalm 118:16, which also speaks of the LORD's right hand doing mighty things. The right hand of God is often associated with deliverance and victory, as seen in the deliverance of Israel from Egypt.

Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
The repetition of "Your right hand, O LORD" underscores the personal involvement of God in the deliverance of His people. The term "shattered" conveys a complete and decisive defeat, indicating that the enemy is utterly destroyed. This reflects the historical context of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians by parting the Red Sea and then allowing it to collapse upon the pursuing Egyptian army. This act of divine intervention is a demonstration of God's protective power over His covenant people. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ's victory over sin and death, where through His death and resurrection, He has defeated the ultimate enemy. This victory is echoed in the New Testament, particularly in passages like 1 Corinthians 15:54-57, where Christ's triumph over death is celebrated.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The central figure in this verse, representing the God of Israel, who is praised for His power and might.

2. The Right Hand of the LORD
Symbolizes strength, authority, and the active power of God in delivering His people.

3. The Enemy
Refers to the Egyptians who pursued the Israelites, representing any force opposing God's will.

4. The Israelites
God's chosen people, who have just been delivered from slavery in Egypt.

5. The Red Sea Crossing
The miraculous event where God parted the sea to allow the Israelites to escape from the Egyptians, culminating in the destruction of the Egyptian army.
Teaching Points
God's Majestic Power
Recognize and trust in the unmatched power of God to deliver and protect His people.

Divine Intervention
Reflect on times when God has intervened in your life, providing deliverance and victory over challenges.

Symbolism of the Right Hand
Understand the biblical symbolism of the right hand as a representation of strength and authority.

God's Faithfulness
Be encouraged by God's faithfulness to His promises, as demonstrated in His deliverance of Israel.

Victory Over Enemies
Take comfort in knowing that God can shatter any opposition, just as He did with the Egyptians.(6-10) The second stanza, or strophe, expands the subject-matter of the first. It begins, like the first, with some general expressions, setting forth the glory and power of Jehovah (Exodus 15:6-7), as shown in the recent catastrophe. From this it proceeds to the catastrophe itself, which it describes in considerable detail, noting (1) the sudden rise of the wind (Exodus 15:8); (2) the gathering together of the waters into separate masses (ibid.); (3) the boastful and vindictive temper of the Egyptians (ibid.); (4) the rise of a second wind (Exodus 15:9); (5) the consequent return of the waters; and (6) the submerging of the host by them. The second stanza is considerably longer than the first, consisting of twelve, whereas the first consists of only seven, lines.

(6) Thy right hand.--Here is a second anthropomorphism, following naturally on the first, and occuring in the later Scriptures frequently, though now used for the first time.

Hath dashed in pieces.--Rather, dashes in pieces. The verb is in the future, but is a future of continuance.

Thou hast overthrown . . . --Heb., thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee; thou sendest forth thy wrath: it consumeth them like stubble.

The blast of thy nostrils.--The "east wind" of Exodus 14:21. (Comp. Psalm 18:15.) As a physical effect, the gathering together of the waters, is ascribed to the "blast," we must understand a physical cause. Otherwise, God's wrath might be meant, as in Job 4:9. . . .

Verses 6-18. - Between verses 5 and 6, Miriam's chorus was probably interposed "Sing ye unto the Lord," etc. Then began the second strophe or stanza of the ode. It is, in the main, expansive and exegetical of the preceding stanza, going into greater detail, and drawing a contrast between the antecedent pride and arrogance of the Egyptians and their subsequent miserable fall. Verse 6. - Thy right hand, O Lord. Another anthropomorphism, here used for the first time. Compare ver. 12; Deuteronomy 33:2; and the Psalms, passim. Is become glorious Or "is glorious. Kalisch rightly regards verses 6 and 7 as containing "a general description of God's omnipotence and justice," and notes that the poet only returns to the subject of the Egyptians in verse 8. So also Knobel. Hath dashed in pieces. Rather, "Will dash in pieces," or "dashes in pieces" - a general statement.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your right hand,
יְמִֽינְךָ֣ (yə·mî·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

O LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

is majestic
נֶאְדָּרִ֖י (ne’·dā·rî)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 142: To expand, be great, magnificent

in power;
בַּכֹּ֑חַ (bak·kō·aḥ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

Your right hand,
יְמִֽינְךָ֥ (yə·mî·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

O LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has shattered
תִּרְעַ֥ץ (tir·‘aṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7492: To break in pieces, harass

the enemy.
אוֹיֵֽב׃ (’ō·w·yêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary


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