“The whole creation
In its nature
Was fashioned anew.
It complies with your commands.
Thus your children might be kept unharmed.
The cloud was seen overshadowing the camp.
Dry land emerged
Where water had stood before.
There was an unhindered way
Out of the Red Sea.
There was a grassy plain
Out of the raging waves.
Those protected by your hand
They passed through as one nation.
After gazing on marvelous wonders.
They ranged like horses.
They leaped like lambs.
They praised you.
O Lord!
You delivered them.”
Creation itself helped the righteous Israelites as they complied with the commands of God to help his children (σοὶ παῖδες). There was a cloud (παρεμβολὴν) over the camp. Dry land emerged from the Red Sea (ἐρυθρᾶς θαλάσσης) as in Exodus, chapter 13. Here there is an explicit mention of the Red Sea as they passed through a grassy plain in the middle of the raging waters. God’s hand (χειρί) protected them as they passed through the Red Sea together like horses and lambs. They praised the Lord (Κύριε) for their deliverance.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 