Deuteronomy 3:24

3:24 “O, Lord God, ¹  you have begun to show me ²  your greatness and strength. ³  (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)

Deuteronomy 3:1

Defeat of King Og of Bashan

3:1 Next we set out on ⁴  the route to Bashan, ⁵  but King Og of Bashan and his whole army ⁶  came out to meet us in battle at Edrei. ⁷ 

Deuteronomy 16:1-2

The Passover-Unleavened Bread Festival

16:1 Observe the month Abib ⁸  and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month ⁹  he ¹⁰  brought you out of Egypt by night. 16:2 You must sacrifice the Passover animal ¹¹  (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he ¹²  chooses to locate his name.

Deuteronomy 2:5

2:5 Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir ¹³  as an inheritance for Esau.

Psalms 48:1

Psalm 48 ¹⁴ 

A song, a psalm by the Korahites.

48:1 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise

in the city of our God, ¹⁵  his holy hill.

Psalms 86:10

86:10 For you are great and do amazing things.

You alone are God.

Psalms 96:4

96:4 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise;

he is more awesome than all gods. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 135:5

135:5 Yes, ¹⁷  I know the Lord is great,

and our Lord is superior to all gods.

Psalms 145:3

145:3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise!

No one can fathom his greatness! ¹⁸ 

Ezekiel 36:22

36:22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation ¹⁹  which you profaned among the nations where you went.

Ezekiel 36:32

36:32 Understand that ²⁰  it is not for your sake I am about to act, declares the sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and embarrassed by your behavior, O house of Israel.

[3:24]  ¹ tn Heb “Lord Lord.” The phrase אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה (’adonay yÿhvih) is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God.” Cf. NIV, TEV, NLT “Sovereign Lord.”

[3:24]  ² tn Heb “your servant.” The pronoun is used in the translation to clarify that Moses is speaking of himself, since in contemporary English one does not usually refer to oneself in third person.

[3:24]  ³ tn Heb “your strong hand” (so NIV), a symbol of God’s activity.

[3:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “turned and went up.”

[3:1]  ⁵ sn Bashan. This plateau country, famous for its oaks (Isa 2:13) and cattle (Deut 32:14; Amos 4:1), was north of Gilead along the Yarmuk River.

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “people.”

[3:1]  ⁷ sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31; also mentioned in Deut 1:4).

[16:1]  ⁸ sn The month Abib, later called Nisan (Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7), corresponds to March-April in the modern calendar.

[16:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “in the month Abib.” The demonstrative “that” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[16:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “sacrifice the Passover” (so NASB). The word “animal” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ¹² tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in the previous verse.

[2:5]  ¹³ sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom.

[48:1]  ¹⁴ sn Psalm 48. This so-called “Song of Zion” celebrates the greatness and glory of the Lord’s dwelling place, Jerusalem. His presence in the city elevates it above all others and assures its security.

[48:1]  ¹⁵ sn The city of our God is Jerusalem, which is also referred to here as “his holy hill,” that is, Zion (see v. 2, as well as Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 43:3; 87:1; Dan 9:16).

[96:4]  ¹⁶ tn Or perhaps “and feared by all gods.” See Ps 89:7.

[135:5]  ¹⁷ tn Or “for.”

[145:3]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and concerning his greatness there is no searching.”

[36:22]  ¹⁹ sn In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.

[36:32]  ²⁰ tn Heb “Let it be known.”