¶Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high,
Parallel translations
- WEB Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,
- KJV Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth 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,
- 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).
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- Jer 10:6There is no one like you, Yahweh. you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Isa 40:25“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
- Deut 33:26“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 89:8Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
- Isa 40:18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?
- Ps 35:10All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
- Isa 16:5A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
- Ps 103:19Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
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