The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
Moses speaks of future things here, though in past tense, a common prophetic figure to confirm their certainty. The Israelites cannot reach Canaan through so many hostile nations unless God Himself fights for them; terror from heaven will confound every enemy, leaving them powerless to resist.
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Those who held their peace while deliverance was working must not hold it when the work is done. Singing psalms is the language of holy joy as prayer is of holy desire. Strike while the mercy is fresh; when the heart is most affected, praise returns quickest to God, before time and our own deceitfulness dull the impression.
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Commenting on Exodus 15:1-21
What follows is plainly prophecy: all nations hearing of Egypt's plagues and Israel's deliverance through the Red Sea will be seized with panic. Philistia especially, lying on the road to Canaan, shall tremble at the report of what the Lord has done and will do for His people.
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