Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Parallel translations
- WEB Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,
- BSB Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
- NKJV Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high,
- NASB ¶Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high,
- NLT Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?
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Quick answer
No one is like the Lord our God, enthroned on high. His incomparable majesty has no rival.
Overview
The rhetorical question 'Who is like Yahweh?' affirms God's utter uniqueness and exalted enthronement. Yet He is also 'our God,' both transcendent and personally related to His people. This unmatched God is revealed most fully in Jesus, who is Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23).
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 10:6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Isa 40:25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
- Ps 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
- Deut 33:26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
- Exod 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- Isa 40:18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
- Ps 35:10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
- Isa 16:5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
- Ps 103:19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
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