Bible Verses

The people grumbled against Moses and said: “What shall we drink?”

They reached Marah but could not drink the bitter water there, which is why the place is called Marah.

Murmurings About the Lack of Water Moses then led Israel from the Red Sea toward the wilderness of Shur. They walked in the desert for three days without finding water.

Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, the glorious one, horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.”

Then Miriam, the prophetess, sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, dancing and playing tambourines.

When Pharaoh’s chariots, horses, and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters over them, while the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea.

The Lord will reign forever!

You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance, the place you chose to dwell in, O Lord, the sanctuary prepared by your hands.

Terror and dread fall upon them, your powerful arm leaves them still as stone until your people pass by, O Lord! till the people you have purchased pass by.

The chieftains of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab are seized with trembling; the people of Canaan melted away.