Deuteronomy 33:27
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.
Deuteronomy 33:27 in other translations
| BSB | The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’ |
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| WEB | The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’ |
| ASV | The eternal God is thy dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy. |
| YLT | A habitation is the eternal God, And beneath are arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, ‘Destroy!' |
| DARBY | Thy refuge is the God of old, And underneath are the eternal arms; And he shall drive out the enemy from before thee, And shall say, Destroy them! |
| BBE | The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Deuteronomy 33:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 33:26-29
26-29. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun--The chapter concludes with a congratulatory address to Israel on their peculiar happiness and privilege in having Jehovah for their God and protector. who rideth upon the heaven in thy help--an evident allusion to the pillar of cloud and fire, which was both the guide and shelter of Israel.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:26-29
None had such a God as Israel. There is no people like the Israel of God. What is here said of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spiritual church. Never were people so well seated and sheltered. Those who make God their habitation, shall have all the comforts and benefits of a habitation in him, Psa 91:1. Never were people so well supported and borne up. How low soever the people of God are at any time…
Deuteronomy 33:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 33:27
- Psalms 90:1-2
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Psalms 46:1
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Isaiah 25:4
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
- Psalms 91:1-2
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- Psalms 91:9
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
- Romans 16:20
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
- 1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Isaiah 26:4
Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
- Jude 1:24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- Isaiah 32:2
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 15:29; Ps 90:1,2; 102:24; Isa 9:6; 25:4; 57:15; Jer 10:10
Mic 5:2; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 9:14
refuge.
Ps 18:2; 27:5; 36:7; 46:1,7,11; 48:3; 91:1,2,9,15; Pr 18:10
Isa 32:2; Lu 13:34; Php 3:9
underneath.
Ge 49:24; Pr 10:25; So 2:6; Isa 26:4; 1Pe 1:5; Jude 1:24
thrust.
9:3-5; Joh 10:28,29; Ro 8:2; 16:20; Re 20:2,3,10
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Context
- Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
- Deuteronomy 33:27
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.
- Deuteronomy 33:28
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.
Deuteronomy 33:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El eterno Dios es tu refugio, y acá abajo los brazos eternos; él echará de delante de ti al enemigo, y dirá: Destruye. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le Dieu d’ancienneté est ta demeure, et au-dessous de toi sont les bras éternels; il chasse l’ennemi devant toi, et il dit: Détruis! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Deine Wohnung ist der Gott der Urzeit, und unter dir sind ewige Arme; und er vertreibt vor dir den Feind und spricht: Vertilge! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | habitaculum ejus sursum, et subter brachia sempiterna ejiciet a facie tua inimicum, dicetque: Conterere. |