New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 33:29
291Blessed are you, O Israel; 2Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, 3Who is the shield of your help 4And the sword of your majesty! 5So your enemies will cringe before you, 6And you will tread upon their high places.”
Deuteronomy 33:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places.”
Context of Deuteronomy 33:29
27The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’ 28So Israel dwells in security, The fountain of Jacob secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew. Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, Who is the shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread upon their high places.”
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אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מִ֣י כָמ֗וֹךָ עַ֚ם נוֹשַׁ֣ע בַּֽיהוָ֔ה מָגֵ֣ן עֶזְרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲשֶׁר־חֶ֖רֶב גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּ אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה עַל־בָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹ תִדְרֹֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear
- Blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
- are you, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
- is likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
- you, a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Who is the shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- of your helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
- And the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- of your majestyגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
- So your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
- will cringeכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
- And you will treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
- upon their highבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:29
- Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on Him?
- Numbers 23:20Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
- Numbers 24:5How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
- 2 Samuel 7:23And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
- Psalms 144:15How blessed are the people who are so situated; How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.
- 1 Timothy 4:10For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.
- Judges 7:20When the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing, and cried, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”
- Psalms 7:12If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.
- Psalms 45:3Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Happy art thou, etc. - אשרי ashrey . O the happiness of Israel! it is ineffable, inconceivable, because they are a people saved by the Lord - have such a salvation as it becomes the infinite perfections of God to bestow; he is their help - their never-failing strength, and the shield of that help - he defends their defense, saves them and preserves them in the state of salvation. Sword of thy excellency - Or whose sword - his all-conquering Word, is thine…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Be found liars unto thee - Perhaps rather, “cringe before thee.” The verb means to show a feigned or forced obedience: see the marginal references. Tread upon their high places - i. e., occupy the commanding positions in their land, and so have it in subjection.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-29Verses 26-29 None had such a God as Israel. There is no people like the Israel of God. What is here said of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spiritual church. Never were people so well seated and sheltered. Those who make God their habitation, shall have all the comforts and benefits of a habitation in him, Psa 91:1. Never were people so well supported and borne up. How low soever the people of God are at any time brought, everlasting arms are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29trample their high places: This means having complete victory over an enemy. The word high places refers to the heights of the land and traditional pagan worship sites. This suggests total physical and spiritual conquest. The Lord promised to lead the way and guarantee success in the upcoming conquest (see 11:24–25; Joshua 1:3; 14:9; compare Amos 4:13; Micah 1:3; Habakkuk 3:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2926-29. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun--The chapter concludes with a congratulatory address to Israel on their peculiar happiness and privilege in having Jehovah for their God and protector. who rideth upon the heaven in thy help--an evident allusion to the pillar of cloud and fire, which was both the guide and shelter of Israel.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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