Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, concluding his recounting of the covenant renewal and the placement of the ark, just before the nation prepares to cross the Jordan. He reminds them of Yahweh’s recent deliverance to anchor their upcoming obedience.

The words — תְהִלָּתְךָ (tehillatekha) translates literally as “your praise,” and עָשָׂה (asah) means “he has done.” The syntax places these terms in direct apposition to Yahweh, identifying Him as the source of Israel’s worship and the agent of their visible deliverance.

The thread — The identification of Yahweh as the object of praise and the agent of salvation recurs in Jeremiah 17:14 and Exodus 15:2, where both texts ground the declaration of praise in prior divine action. Revelation 21:23 extends the theme by depicting the New Jerusalem illuminated by divine glory rather than created light.

Why it lands — The text demands that readers anchor their worship in the observable acts of God rather than abstract sentiment. It requires a response of fear, service, and clinging to Him, as the preceding verse commands, because the wonders performed on Israel’s behalf establish His exclusive claim to their allegiance.

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The Hebrew words

ה֥וּאhu'he תְהִלָּתְךָ֖te.hi.la.te./Kha[is] praise/ your וְה֣וּאve./Hu'and/ he אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei./kha[is] God/ your אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-who עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe has done אִתְּךָ֗'i.te./Khawith/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַגְּדֹלֹ֤תha./ge.do.Lotthe/ great [things]וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַנּֽוֹרָאֹת֙ha./no.ra.'Otthe/ awesome [deeds]הָאֵ֔לֶּהha./'E.leh<the>/ these אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich רָא֖וּra.'Uthey have seen עֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei./khaeyes/ your

King James Version

He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Deuteronomy 4:32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
2 Samuel 7:23 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
Psalms 22:3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
1 Samuel 12:24 Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Psalms 106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
Psalms 109:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”