Later text
Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.
Intertextuality Pair
Psalm 136:2-3 → Deuteronomy 10:17
Allusion
Earlier text
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Significance
Moses declares that "the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords" (אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וַאֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים, 'elohe ha'elohim va'adone ha'adonim), and Psalm 136:2-3 transforms this confessional formula into antiphonal worship: "Give thanks to the God of gods... Give thanks to the Lord of lords." The psalmist takes Moses's theological declaration and converts it into the opening summons of a liturgical hymn, making congregational praise the proper response to the truth Moses proclaimed. Both texts assert Yahweh's absolute supremacy over all other powers, but the psalm embeds this truth in the refrain "His loving devotion endures forever" (כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ, ki le'olam chasdo), grounding divine sovereignty in covenant faithfulness.
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- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Longitudinal Theme — Deuteronomy 10:17's paired titles "God of gods and Lord of lords" are transposed into Psalm 136:2-3's antiphonal thanksgiving, the supremacy confession joined there to enduring חֶסֶד — a canonical theme of sovereign covenant love that culminates when the titles rest on the Lamb (Rev 17:14; 19:16).
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