The Lord Who Triumphs 胜利的主 (1–21)
When they walked by sight, Israel complained (14:10–12); but when they believed God and saw His mighty hand at work, they praised Him. Redemption should lead to rejoicing (Luke 15:1–24).
当他们凭眼见行事，以色列就满心抱怨（14:10-12）；但是当他们相信神，并看见祂大能的手在动工时，他们就赞美主。救赎随之而来的就是欢欣（路15:1-24）。
This first recorded song in Scripture is a pattern for true worship, for it emphasizes the Lord, who He is, and what He has done for His people. He saves His people (1–10), guides them to their inheritance (11–13), glorifies His name (14–17), and reigns forever (18). Today, let God be your strength, your song and your salvation (v. 2; see also Ps. 118:14;Isa. 12:2).
这是圣经中记载的第一首诗歌，它也是敬拜应有的模式，因它强调的是主：祂是谁、祂为子民所做了什么。祂拯救祂的子民（1-10）、带领他们进入基业（11-13）、颂扬祂的名字（14-17）并永远掌权（18）。今天，就让神成为你的力量、你的诗歌和你的救恩（第2节;也见诗118:14；赛12:2）。
The Lord Who Heals 医治的主 (22–26)
The people went from rejoicing to complaining! It is easy to sing when the circumstances are comfortable, but it takes faith to sing when you are suffering. God tests us in the everyday experiences of life to see whether we will obey Him. He is able to change our circumstances, but He would rather change us (Phil. 4:10–13).
欢欣之后，以色列人又开始抱怨了！在顺境时歌颂是容易的，但要在逆境痛苦中歌颂是需要信心的。神通过我们的日常生活来考验我们，要我们学习顺服。祂完全可以改变我们的处境，但是祂的目的是改变我们（腓4:10-13）。
The Lord Who Refreshes 复兴的主 (27)
Life is not always just filled with battles and bitter water. God brings us to the refreshing oases from time to time and for this, we should praise Him. However, we can never claim our inheritance if we linger at Elim. We are pilgrims, not residents.
生命并不是只充满了战斗和苦难。神时不时还是会把我们带到清新的绿洲，我们应该赞美祂。但是，如果我们选择留在以琳，那我们就永远无法继承基业。我们是客旅，而不是地上的居民。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- With their enemies drowned and their freedom secured, the people of Israel burst into song and praised the Lord. We must not only praise God with words but we must praise him with songs. Jesus also sang after they celebrated the first Lord’s Supper. Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! (Zep 3:14) Let’s pray that we all learn to praise God with songs in our worship service.
当敌人被淹没而自己获得自由时，以色列人就不住歌唱赞美主。我们不仅要以言语赞美神，我们更要以歌声颂赞祂。耶稣在他们庆祝第一个主的圣餐后也放声歌唱。“锡安的民哪，应当歌唱！以色列啊，应当欢呼！耶路撒冷的民哪，应当满心欢喜快乐！”（番3:14）让我们祈祷，叫我们学会通过我们崇拜聚会的赞美诗赞美神。
- The statement “The Lord is a man of war” (v. 3) may upset people who feel that anything relating to warfare is alien to the Gospel and the Christian life. Some denominations have taken the “militant” hymns out of their hymnals, including “Onward Christian Soldiers.” But Moses promised the people, “The Lord shall fight for you” (14:14; Deut. 1:30); and one of God’s names is “Jehovah-Sabaoth,” which means “Lord of hosts, Lord of armies,” a title that’s used 285 times in the Old Testament. Yes, our Lord is “Jehovah-Sabaoth” and we shall not fear.
- In the ten plagues the Lord had already proved Himself greater than the gods of Egypt. No wonder His people sang, “Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods?” (v. 11; Micah 7:18) The answer, of course, is nobody, for no other being in the universe is “majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders” (Ex. 15:11). Do you know the Lord our God is the greatest? Let’s bow and worship Him.
通过十灾，主已经证明自己大过所有的埃及神明（偶像）。难怪祂的子民唱道：“耶和华阿，众神之中，谁能像你？”（11节；弥7:18）。答案当然是无人能像祂，因为宇宙间再也没有像主是“至圣至荣，可颂可畏，施行奇事的（出15:11）。你是否知道耶和华我们的神是最伟大的呢？让我们低头敬拜祂。
