Text -- Deuteronomy 32:39 (NET)

The Vindication of the Lord

32:39 “See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, “and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Deu 32:39

¹ tn Verses 39-42 appear to be a quotation of the Lord and so the introductory phrase “says the Lord” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “deliver from” (so NRSV, NLT).