Exodus 15:6 - Exposition

Thy right hand, O Lord . Another anthropomorphism, here used for the first time. Compare Exodus 15:12 ; Deuteronomy 33:2 ; and the Psalms, passim. Is become glorious Or "is glorious. Kalisch rightly regards verses 6 and 7 as containing "a general description of God's omnipotence and justice," and notes that the poet only returns to the subject of the Egyptians in verse 8. So also Knobel. Hath dashed in pieces . Rather, "Will dash in pieces," or "dashes in pieces"—a general statement.