Song After a Miracle Wipes Away Every Sin

"And Moses caused Israel to journey" (Exodus 15:22). Rabbi Simon said: Not everyone who wishes to recite a song recites a song; rather, whoever has a miracle performed for him and recites a song, it is known that he is pardoned for all his iniquities and becomes a new creation. When Israel had a miracle performed for them and recited a song, their iniquities were pardoned, as it is said, "And Moses caused Israel to journey" (Exodus 15:22), that he caused them to journey away from their iniquities. And so you find with Deborah and Barak, for whom a miracle was performed and they recited a song. And how do we know their iniquities were pardoned? Rabbi Aibo in the name of Rabbi Abba: Everywhere it is said, "The children of Israel again did evil," but here it is written, "And the children of Israel did" (Judges 6:1), a beginning of doing. And where is what they had done previously? Rather, the Holy One, blessed be He, pardoned them for what they had done before. And so you find with David, for whom a miracle was performed and he recited a song. And how do we know he was pardoned for all his iniquities? For it is written after his song, "Now these are the last words of David" (2 Samuel 23:1). Where are the first ones? Rather, this teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, pardoned him.