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12     when you stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them!
13 In your love[a] you led the people you redeemed;
    in your strength you guided them to your holy dwelling.
14 The peoples heard and quaked;
    anguish gripped the dwellers in Philistia.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:13 Love: the very important Hebrew term hesed carries a variety of nuances depending on context: love, kindness, faithfulness. It is often rendered “steadfast love.” It implies a relationship that generates an obligation and therefore is at home in a covenant context. Cf. 20:6.

12 “You stretch out(A) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.(B)
13 In your unfailing love you will lead(C)
    the people you have redeemed.(D)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.(E)
14 The nations will hear and tremble;(F)
    anguish(G) will grip the people of Philistia.(H)

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