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Deuteronomy 33:26

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General Praise and Blessing

33:26There is no one like God, O Jeshurun,43

who rides through the sky44 to help you,

on the clouds in majesty.

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Footnotes

  1. 43 Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in .
  2. 44 Or “(who) rides (on) the heavens” (cf. , , ). This title depicts Israel’s God as sovereign over the elements of the storm (cf. Ps 68:33). The use of the phrase here may be polemical; Moses may be asserting that Israel’s God, not Baal (called the “rider of the clouds” in the Ugaritic myths), is the true divine king (cf. v. 5) who controls the elements of the storm, grants agricultural prosperity, and delivers his people from their enemies. See R. B. Chisholm, Jr., “The Polemic against Baalism in Israel’s Early History and Literature,” 151 (1994): .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“There is none like God, O Jeshurun,

who rides through the heavens to your help,

through the skies in his majesty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,

who rides across the heavens to help you

and on the clouds in his majesty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is none like the God of Jeshurun,

who rides the heavens to your aid,

the clouds in his majesty.

NLTNew Living Translation

“There is no one like the God of Israel.

He rides across the heavens to help you,

across the skies in majestic splendor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“There is no one like God, O, Jeshurun,

who rides through the heavens to your help,

and with his majesty through the skies.

KJV 1900King James Version

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun,

Who rideth upon the heaven in thy help,

And in his excellency on the sky.