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Exodus 15:2 — The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he…

“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.”
Exodus 15:2 · KJV

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The verses around Exodus 15:2.

1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2The 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.

3The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

4Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

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Verse explanation

“Habitation” here is a poetic way of saying the people will build a place of worship for this God who saved them; the mention of “my father’s God” ties this to the tradition of the patriarchs.

From the Exodus 15 study in Bible in Stories.

Exodus 15:2 in other versions

The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.

  • KJV · King James

    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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  • ARC · Almeida 1911Português

    O Senhor é a minha força, e o meu cantico; elle me foi por salvação; este é o meu Deus, portanto lhe farei uma habitação; elle é o Deus de meu pae, por isso o exaltarei.

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  • BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês

    O SENHOR é minha força, e minha canção, E foi-me por salvação: Este é meu Deus, e a este engrandecerei; Deus de meu pai, e a este exaltarei.

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  • VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol

    El Señor me da fuerza. Él es el tema de mi canción. Él me salva. Él es mi Dios, y yo lo alabaré. Él es el Dios de mi padre, y yo lo honraré.El Señor me da fuerza. Él es el tema de mi canción. Él me salva. Él es mi Dios, y yo lo alabaré. Él es el Dios de mi padre, y yo lo honraré.

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