New English Translation
Deuteronomy 32:3
3For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.
Deuteronomy 32:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
- New International Version (NIV)I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:3
1Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; you must acknowledge the greatness of our God. 4As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright. 5His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children – this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.
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כִּ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א הָב֥וּ גֹ֖דֶל לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:3
- Exodus 3:13Moses said to God, “If I go to the Israelites and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ – what should I say to them?”
- Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name ‘the Lord’ I was not known to them.
- Exodus 20:24‘You must make for me an altar made of earth, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and I will bless you.
- Exodus 34:5The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the Lord by name.
- Psalms 29:1Acknowledge the Lord, you heavenly beings, acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power!
- Psalms 89:16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.
- Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
- Psalms 145:1I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!
- Jeremiah 10:6I said, “There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.
- Jeremiah 23:6Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’
- Matthew 1:23“Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.”
- John 17:6“I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.
- Deuteronomy 5:24You said, “The Lord our God has shown us his great glory and we have heard him speak from the middle of the fire. It is now clear to us that God can speak to human beings and they can keep on living.
- 1 Chronicles 17:19O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
- Psalms 145:3The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-6Verses 3-6 "He is a Rock." This is the first time God is called so in Scripture. The expression denotes that the Divine power, faithfulness, and love, as revealed in Christ and the gospel, form a foundation which cannot be changed or moved, on which we may build our hopes of happiness. And under his protection we may find refuge from all our enemies, and in all our troubles; as the rocks in those countries sheltered from the burning rays of the sun, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-47In ancient times, vows from both parties secured a treaty between individuals or nations. Israel's promise was in a song of witness that Moses composed under divine inspiration (31:19–22). Israel probably sang the song during a regular covenant-renewal ceremony (31:21). They invoked upon themselves the covenant's judgments and reminded themselves of its promises.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. My doctrine shall drop, &c.--The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (Is 5:6; 55:10, 11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32
- 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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