Deuteronomy 10:21

21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.

Deuteronomy 10:21 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
English Standard Version (ESV)
21 He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.
New Living Translation (NLT)
21 He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
The Message Bible (MSG)
21 He's your praise! He's your God! He did all these tremendous, these staggering things that you saw with your own eyes.
American Standard Version (ASV)
21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
21 He is your glory. He is your God, who did for you these spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds you saw with your own eyes.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
21 He is the one you should praise. He's your God. With your own eyes you saw the great and wonderful miracles he did for you.

Deuteronomy 10:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is thy praise
The object and matter of it, who deserves the praises of all his creatures, because of his perfections, works, and blessings of goodness; for all mercies temporal and spiritual come from him, and therefore he is greatly to be praised for them: praise is his due, and it is comely in his people to give it to him; see ( Jeremiah 17:14 )

and he is thy God which hath done for thee these great and terrible
things which thine eyes have seen;
which were done upon the Egyptians for their sakes, both in the land of Egypt and at the Red sea; and also what he had done for them in the wilderness, to Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, ( Psalms 106:22 ) ( 136:10-21 ) .

Deuteronomy 10:21 In-Context

19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.
20 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
22 Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Exodus 15:2; Jeremiah 17:14
  • 2. 1 Samuel 12:24; Psalms 126:2
  • 3. 2 Samuel 7:23; Psalms 106:21-22
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