He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.
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He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.
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He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
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He is thy glory, and He is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and tremendous things, which thine eyes have seen.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 10:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.
- Exodus 15:2 Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Revelation 21:23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- Deuteronomy 4:32-35 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and from the one end of the sky to the other, whether there has been anything as great as this thing is, or has been heard like it? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live? Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.
- 2 Samuel 7:23 What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeemed to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
- Psalms 22:3 But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
- Psalms 106:21-22 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
- Psalms 109:1 God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
- Isaiah 12:2-6 Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.” Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. In that day you will say, “Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his name is exalted! Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”
- Isaiah 60:19 The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Isaiah 64:3 When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.
- Jeremiah 32:20-21 who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;
- Luke 2:32 a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 10:21 He [is] thy praise, and he [is]…
Deu 10:21 He [is] thy praise, and he [is] thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Ver. 21. He is thy praise.] Thy praised One, {Psa 18:3} or, Thy praiseworthy One. He is also thy chief glory and praise amongst all nations, who shall admire thy happiness in such a God.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Thy praise; either,
Thy praise; either,
1. The object and matter of thy praise, as Exo 15:2, whom thou shouldst ever praise. Or rather,
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2. The ground of thy praise, i.e. of thy praise-worthiness; he who makes thee honourable and glorious above those people whose God he is not.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He is thy praise,.... The object and matter of…
He is thy praise,.... The object and matter of it, who deserves the praises of all his creatures, because of his perfections, works, and blessings of goodness; for all mercies temporal and spiritual come from him, and therefore he is greatly to be praised for them: praise is his due, and it is comely in his people to give it to him; see Jer 17:14.
and he is thy God which hath done for thee these great and terrible things which thine eyes have seen; which were done upon the Egyptians for their sakes, both in the land of Egypt and at the Red sea; and also what he had done for them in the wilderness, to Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, Psa 106:22.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Thy praise - The object and matter of thy…
Thy praise - The object and matter of thy praise, as Exod. xv, 2, whom thou shouldest ever praise.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. He is thy praise] It is an…
Verse 21. He is thy praise] It is an eternal honour to any soul to be in the friendship of God. Why are people ashamed of being thought religious? Because they know nothing of religion. He who knows his Maker may glory in his God, for without him what has any soul but disgrace, pain, shame, and perdition? How strange is it that those who fear God should be ashamed to own it, while sinners boldly proclaim their relationship to Satan!
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Praise, the object whom thou must praise, and the…
Praise, the object whom thou must praise, and the source of all thy happiness and glory. Other nations will revere the Jews on this account. (Calmet) --- An ancient oracle could not refuse giving them this singular commendation, though to the prejudice of idolatry. "Chaldeans alone philosophy may claim --- but Hebrews worship God, the self-born King --- with pure religion." (Haydock) --- agnos, (Calmet) St. Cyril, contra Julian 5., and St. Justin Martyr, Hortatory Address to the Greeks xi., read auton, him. But the meaning is clear from the context. The palm of wisdom is given to the Chaldeans for natural learning, and to the Jews for divinity. (Watson, Proleg. xii.) Porphyrius owns the oracle. (Theodoret) (Haydock)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. He] in an emphatic position.
21. He] in an emphatic position.
thy praise] Either the object of thy praise (cp. Psa_109:1, God of my praise), or cause of thy fame, thy renown, viz. by the deeds He has done for thee, Jer_17:14.
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great and terrible things] Deu_4:34 great terrors; cp. Deu_6:22, Deu_7:19.
which thine eyes have seen] So Deu_4:9; Deu_7:19; Deu_29:3 (2), all Sg. as here; but in Deu_29:2 (1) before your eyes; cp. Deu_11:2. The nation is regarded as identical through all its generations. See on Deu_4:9.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He is thy praise, i.e. the Object of thy…
He is thy praise, i.e. the Object of thy praise; the Being who had given them abundant cause to praise him, and whom they were bound continually to praise (cf. Psa_22:3 Psa_109:1; Jer_17:14) Terrible things; acts which by their greatness and awful effects inspired fear and dread into those by whom they were witnessed. For thee; literally, with thee, i.e. either in thy view or towards thee, for thy behoof (comp. Deu_1:30; 1Sa_12:7; Zec_7:9; and such an expression as "deal kindly literally, do Madness) with,". (Gen_24:49, etc.)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Done for thee these great and terrible things.
Deu_10:21
Done for thee these great and terrible things.
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The great doings of God
I. In what the great deeds of God consist.
1. In Salvation. God, who delivered Israel from the bondage of Egypt, has wrought a great work of deliverance on behalf of the human race. Greater than any deed of vengeance is the Divine interposition by which mankind is saved from the penalty and the curse of sin.
2. In the supply of all wants. The Lord, who gave Israel bread from heaven and water from the flint rock, has made, in the dispensation of His grace, a sufficient supply for the spiritual needs of all mankind.
3. In protection and deliverance from all dangers, and from the assaults of every foe.
II. By what the great deeds of God are prompted.
1. By the spectacle of the need, the misery, the helplessness of men.
2. By the pity and loving kindness of the Infinite Heart.
III. To what the great deeds of God should lead those who profit by them.
1. To gratitude and praise. The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
2. To cheerful obedience. The memory of Divine favours should not only awaken gladness; it should remind us of Gods claims upon us, upon our love, our life, our all. (Family Churchman.)
Praise and obedience
He who would serve God must begin by praising God, for a grateful heart is the mainspring of obedience. We must offer the salt of gratitude with the sacrifice of obedience; our lives should be anointed with the precious oil of thankfulness. As soldiers march to music, so while we walk in the paths of righteousness we should keep step to the notes of thanksgiving. Larks sing as they mount, so should we magnify the Lord for His mercies, while we are winging our way to heaven. Our thanksgiving is not a swallow which is gone with the summer. The birds within our bosom sing all the year round, and on such a day as this their song is doubly welcome. The fire of gratitude will help to warm us--heap on the big logs of loving memories. No cold shall freeze the genial current of our soul; our praise shall flow on when brooks and rivers are bound in ice. Let us see who among us can best rejoice in the Lord in all weathers.
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