Exodus 15:9

“The enemy said, etc.] That is, Pharaoh, who repented that he had let Israel go; an emblem of Satan, who when the people of God are taken out of his hands is uneasy at it, and seeks to recover them again into his possession; or of antichrist breathing out threatening and slaughter to the saints, the reformers departed from him, and delivered out of his captivity: I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; which words being expressed without the copulative “and”, show the passion he was in, the hastiness of his expressions, and the eagerness of his mind; and being delivered in such an absolute manner, “I will”, “I will”, etc. denote not only the fixed resolution and determination…”

“With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnificent hymn. It was sung by Moses and the people, an expression which evidently points to him as the author. That it was written at the time is an assertion expressly made in the text, and it is supported by the strongest internal evidence. In every age this song gave the tone to the poetry of Israel; especially at great critical epochs of deliverance: and in the book of Revelation Exodus 15:3 it is associated with the final triumph of the Church. The division of the song into three parts is distinctly marked: Exodus 15:1-5; Exodus 15:6-10; Exodus…”

“My lust - My desire both of revenge and gain. Exodus 15:11”

“15:9-10 Compared to the Creator’s plans, all the plans of even the most powerful humans are nothing (see Ps 2:2-5). They are like dust that can be blown away with one puff of his breath (see Isa 40:15-17).”

“I will pursue: Gen 49:27; Jdg 5:30; Kg1 19:2, Kg1 20:10; Isa 10:8-13, Isa 36:20, Isa 53:12; Hab 3:14; Luk 11:22 destroy: or, repossess, Exo 14:5, Exo 14:9 Exodus 15:10”