Deuteronomy 33:27

Above, is the God of aforetime, And, beneath, are the Arms of the ages,—So he driveth before thee the foe, And doth say—Destroy!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

In Context

26There is none like GOD, O Jeshurun,—Riding upon the heavens to thy help,—And for his own majesty, on the skies;

28Thus hath Israel settled down securely, Alone, the fountain of Jacob, Within a land both of corn and new wine,—His heaven also droppeth down dew.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:24But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands,—From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd the Stone of Israel:

Deuteronomy 7:2and Yahweh thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them, thou shalt devote them to destruction, thou shalt not solemnise with them a covenant neither shalt thou shew them favour;

Joshua 24:18then did Yahweh drive out all the peoples, even the Amorites were dwelling in the land, from before us,—we too, will serve Yahweh, for, he, is our God.

Psalms 18:2Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.

Psalms 36:7How precious thy lovingkindness, O God,—Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:

Psalms 46:7Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:27-29

26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord , the shield of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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