Ex. 15:1‑21• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation: This is my *God, and I will glorify him; My father's God, and I will extol him.
3Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.
4Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
5The depths covered them; they sank to the bottom as a stone.
6Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
7And by the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown thine adversaries: Thou sentest forth thy burning wrath, it consumed them as stubble.
8And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
10Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
13Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness.
14The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
15Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
16Fear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared.
18Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever!
19For the horse of Pharaoh, with his chariots and with his horsemen, came into the sea, and Jehovah brought again the waters of the sea upon them; and the children of Israel went on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
21And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1‑21)
Judg. 5:1‑31• 1Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
2For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
3Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, even I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
4Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
5The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
7The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
10Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
11Because of the voice of those who divide the spoil in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
12Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
13Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, as his people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
14Out of Ephraim came those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
15And the princes in Issachar were with Deborah; And Issachar, like Barak; They were sent into the valley at his feet. In the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart!
16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
17Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
18Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
19Kings came,--they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
20From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
21The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
22Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
23Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.
24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
25He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
26She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.
27Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
28Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?
29The wise amongst her ladies answer her, Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
30Have they not found, divided the booty, A damsel, two damsels, to each? A booty of dyed stuffs for Sisera, A booty of dyed stuffs of embroidery, Dyed stuff of double embroidery for the neck of a spoiler?
31So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years. (Judg. 5:1‑31)
1 Sam. 2:1‑11• 1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.
2There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
3Do not multiply your words of pride, let not vain-glory come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a *God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are so no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set him among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest. (1 Sam. 2:1‑11)
2 Sam. 22:1‑51• 1And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3God is my rock, in him will I trust--My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
4I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
6The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
7In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.
8Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent arrows, and scattered mine enemies; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
26With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, whom thou bringest down.
29For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
31As for *God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32For who is *God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33*God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.
35He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42They looked, and there was none to save--Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
44And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
45Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48The *God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
49He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
50Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore. (2 Sam. 22:1‑51)