21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem(A) a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

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But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(A) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(B) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites. 10 Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.(C)

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14 who gave himself for us(A) to redeem us from all wickedness(B) and to purify(C) for himself a people that are his very own,(D) eager to do what is good.(E)

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For when you did awesome(A) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled(B) before you.

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12 who sent his glorious arm(A) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(B) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,(C)

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In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

For my own name’s sake(A) I delay my wrath;(B)
    for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,
    so as not to destroy you completely.(C)

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20 He has done this for no other nation;(A)
    they do not know(B) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(C)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

The sea looked and fled,(A)
    the Jordan turned back;(B)
the mountains leaped(C) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?(D)
    Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
    you hills, like lambs?

Tremble, earth,(E) at the presence of the Lord,
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turned the rock into a pool,
    the hard rock into springs of water.(F)

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He provided redemption(A) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(B) is his name.

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Let the redeemed(A) of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

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15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,(A)
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(A)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(B) before you.
All the earth bows down(C) to you;
    they sing praise(D) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”[a]

Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(E) for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,(F)
    they passed through(G) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(H) in him.
He rules forever(I) by his power,
    his eyes watch(J) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(K) rise up against him.

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  1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.

You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,(A)
    God our Savior,(B)
the hope of all the ends of the earth(C)
    and of the farthest seas,(D)

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With your hand you drove out(A) the nations
    and planted(B) our ancestors;
you crushed(C) the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.(D)
It was not by their sword(E) that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(F) your arm,(G)
    and the light(H) of your face, for you loved(I) them.

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10 You sent signs(A) and wonders(B) against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name(C) for yourself,(D) which remains to this day.

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11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan(A) and came to Jericho.(B) The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites,(C) Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites,(D) but I gave them into your hands.(E) 12 I sent the hornet(F) ahead of you, which drove them out(G) before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.(H)

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43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors,(A) and they took possession(B) of it and settled there.(C) 44 The Lord gave them rest(D) on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies(E) withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies(F) into their hands.(G) 45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises(H) to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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42 All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought(A) for Israel.

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26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,(A)
    who rides(B) across the heavens to help you(C)
    and on the clouds(D) in his majesty.(E)
27 The eternal(F) God is your refuge,(G)
    and underneath are the everlasting(H) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(I)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(J)
28 So Israel will live in safety;(K)
    Jacob will dwell[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(L)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(M)
    Who is like you,(N)
    a people saved by the Lord?(O)
He is your shield and helper(P)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(Q)

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is

15 Remember that you were slaves(A) in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you.(B) That is why I give you this command today.

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Driving Out the Nations

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess(A) and drives out before you many nations(B)—the Hittites,(C) Girgashites,(D) Amorites,(E) Canaanites, Perizzites,(F) Hivites(G) and Jebusites,(H) seven nations larger and stronger than you— and when the Lord your God has delivered(I) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(J) them totally.[a](K) Make no treaty(L) with them, and show them no mercy.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.

The Lord Is God

32 Ask(A) now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth;(B) ask from one end of the heavens to the other.(C) Has anything so great(D) as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of? 33 Has any other people heard the voice of God[a] speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?(E) 34 Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation,(F) by testings,(G) by signs(H) and wonders,(I) by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,(J) or by great and awesome deeds,(K) like all the things the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:33 Or of a god

What other nation is so great(A) as to have their gods near(B) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

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‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,(A) and how I carried you on eagles’ wings(B) and brought you to myself.(C) Now if you obey me fully(D) and keep my covenant,(E) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(F) Although the whole earth(G) is mine, you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(H) and a holy nation.’(I) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. You

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