zim.rat denotes the song named with the LORD as strength and salvation in the cited verses.

The three verses use zim.rat in the same formulation: the LORD is named as strength and as the song, alongside becoming salvation.

1. Song in a declaration of strength and salvation · dominant

   In Exodus 15:2 and Isaiah 12:2, the absolute form occurs in the declaration that the LORD is strength and song and has become salvation. Psalm 118:14 uses the construct form in the same declaration; in each verse the APB renders the clause “my strength and my song.”

   Exodus 15:2Isaiah 12:2Psalm 118:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the clause as “my strength and my song.” This wording confirms the clause’s presentation rather than isolating an English equivalent for the lemma.