Translation: ESV
This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
Only the one who has wholly served God is called 'man of God,' and his words carry prophetic authority.
▸Moses's final blessing begins.
Moses's final blessing begins. The title 'man of God' is the highest honor given to Moses, indicating that he was God's representative. This sets the blessing with prophetic authority.
Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you,
God's love is the foundation of all blessing, and those who receive that love enjoy the privilege of sitting at his feet to receive his word.
▸This declares that God's love for Israel is the foundation of all blessing.
There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.
The LORD God of Israel is incomparably great, and this great God comes to help his people.
▸'Jeshurun' is a poetic name for Israel meaning 'the upright one.
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, 'Destroy.'
God is our eternal dwelling place, and his everlasting arms are beneath us, sustaining us from below.
▸The beautiful image that the eternal God is Israel's dwelling place (refuge) and that his everlasting arms are beneath them promises the highest safety and protection.
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs.
The people who have received the LORD's salvation are the most blessed people in the world—this is Moses's final declaration.
▸This is the conclusion of Moses's final blessing, declaring how happy a people Israel is.