Parallel Verses New International Version "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. King James Bible The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. Darby Bible Translation My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will glorify him; My father's God, and I will extol him. World English Bible Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father's God, and I will exalt him. Young's Literal Translation My strength and song is JAH, And He is become my salvation: This is my God, and I glorify Him; God of my father, and I exalt Him. Exodus 15:2 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe Lord is my strength and song - How judiciously are the members of this sentence arranged! He who has God for his strength, will have him for his song; and he to whom Jehovah is become salvation, will exalt his name. Miserably and untunably, in the ears of God, does that man sing praises, who is not saved by the grace of Christ, nor strengthened by the power of his might. It is worthy of observation that the word which we translate Lord here, is not יהוה JEHOVAH in the original, but יה Jah; "as if by abbreviation," says Mr. Parkhurst, "for יהיה yeheieh or יהי yehi. It signifies the Essence Ὁ ΩΝ, He who Is, simply, absolutely, and independently. The relation between יה Jah and the verb היה to subsist, exist, be, is intimated to us the first time יה Jah is used in Scripture, (Exodus 15:2): 'My strength and my song is יה Jah, and he is become (ויהי vajehi) to me salvation.'" See Psalm 68:5; Psalm 89:6; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 115:17, Psalm 115:18; Psalm 118:17. Jah יה is several times joined with the name Jehovah יהוה so that we may be sure that it is not, as some have supposed, a mere abbreviation of that word. See Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 26:4. Our blessed Lord solemnly claims to himself what is intended in this Divine name יה Jah, John 8:58 : "Before Abraham was, (γενεσθαι, was born), εγω ειμι, I Am," not I was, but I am, plainly intimating his Divine eternal existence. Compare Isaiah 43:13. And the Jews appear to have well understood him, for then took they up stones to cast at him as a blasphemer. Compare Colossians 1:16, Colossians 1:17, where the Apostle Paul, after asserting that all things that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, were created, εκτισται, by and for Christ, adds And He Is (αυτος εστι, not ην, was) before all things, and by him all things συνεστηκε, have subsisted, and still subsist. See Parkhurst. From this Divine name יה Jah the ancient Greeks had their Ιη, Ιη, in their invocations of the gods, particularly of Apollo (the uncompounded One) the light; and hence ei, written after the oriental manner from right to left, afterwards ie, was inscribed over the great door of the temple at Delphi! See Clarke's note on Exodus 3:14, and the concluding observations there. I will prepare him a habitation - ואנוהו veanvehu. It has been supposed that Moses, by this expression, intended the building of the tabernacle; but it seems to come in very strangely in this place. Most of the ancient versions understood the original in a very different sense. The Vulgate has et glorificabo eum; the Septuagint δοξασω αυτον, I will Glorify him; with which the Syriac, Coptic, the Targum of Jonathan, and the Jerusalem Targum, agree. From the Targum of Onkelos the present translation seems to have been originally derived; he has translated the place ואבני לה מקדש veebnei leh makdash, "And I will build him a sanctuary," which not one of the other versions, the Persian excepted, acknowledges. Our own old translations are generally different from the present: Coverdale, "This my God, I will magnify him;" Matthew's, Cranmer's, and the Bishops' Bible, render it glorify, and the sense of the place seems to require it. Calmet, Houbigant, Kennicott, and other critics, contend for this translation. My father's God - I believe Houbigant to be right, who translates the original, אלהי אבי Elohey abi, Deus meus, pater meus est, "My God is my Father." Every man may call the Divine Being his God; but only those who are his children by adoption through grace can call him their Father. This is a privilege which God has given to none but his children. See Galatians 4:6. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge strength Psalm 18:1,2 I will love you, O LORD, my strength... Psalm 28:8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Psalm 59:17 To you, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy. Psalm 62:6,7 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved... Psalm 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
Psalm 22:3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel. Psalm 109:1 Hold not your peace, O God of my praise; my salvation Luke 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, Luke 2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, John 4:22 You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. my God Exodus 4:22 And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus said the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: Psalm 22:10 I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly. an habitation Psalm 132:5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. Ephesians 2:22 In whom you also are built together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Colossians 2:9 For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. my father's God exalt him Psalm 18:46 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. Psalm 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 99:5,9 Exalt you the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy... Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I will praise you: you are my God, I will exalt you. Psalm 145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king; and I will bless your name for ever and ever. Library October 5. "He Hath Triumphed Gloriously" (Ex. xv. 1). "He hath triumphed gloriously" (Ex. xv. 1). Beloved, God calls us to victory. Have any of you given up the conflict, have you surrendered? Have you said, "This thing is too much"? Have you said, "I can give up anything else but this"? If you have, you are not in the land of promise. God means you should accept every difficult thing that comes in your life. He has started with you, knowing every difficulty. And if you dare to let Him, He will carry you through not only to be conquerors, but "more … Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth The Ultimate Hope Salvation Published from the Mountains The Personality of Power. Cross References Genesis 49:18 "I look for your deliverance, LORD. Exodus 3:6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. Exodus 3:15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' "This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation. Exodus 14:13 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. Judges 5:21 The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong! 2 Samuel 22:47 "The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! Psalm 18:1 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, LORD, my strength. Jump to Previous Exalt Extol Father's Glorify Glory Habitation Helper Jah Praise Prepare Salvation Song Strength Strong YahJump to Next Exalt Extol Father's Glorify Glory Habitation Helper Jah Praise Prepare Salvation Song Strength Strong YahLinks Exodus 15:2 NIVExodus 15:2 NLT Exodus 15:2 ESV Exodus 15:2 NASB Exodus 15:2 KJV Exodus 15:2 Bible Apps Exodus 15:2 Biblia Paralela Exodus 15:2 Chinese Bible Exodus 15:2 French Bible Exodus 15:2 German Bible Exodus 15:2 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |