New King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:3
3For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to 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 Living Translation (NLT)I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God!
Context of Deuteronomy 32:3
1“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God. 4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. 5“They have corrupted themselves; They are not His children, Because of their blemish: A perverse and crooked 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 3:13Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
- Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them.
- Exodus 20:24An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.
- Exodus 34:5Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
- Psalms 29:1Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
- Psalms 89:16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
- Psalms 105:1Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
- Psalms 145:1I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Jeremiah 10:6Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might),
- Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
- John 17:6“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
- Deuteronomy 5:24And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he still lives.
- 1 Chronicles 17:19O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
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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