Text: Psalms 103:7-8
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 33:13
Subject: God making His ways known to Moses
Source: John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Psalm 103:7 states "He made known His ways (דְּרָכָיו, derakhav) to Moses" — directly answering the prayer of Exodus 33:13 where Moses asked "please let me know Your ways (דְּרָכֶיךָ, derakhekha), that I may know You." The psalmist treats Moses's Sinai petition as having been answered: God did reveal His ways, and Psalm 103:8 proceeds to enumerate what those ways look like — "The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion." The psalmist thus reads the Exodus 33 request and the Exodus 34:6 answer as a single revelatory event that defines the LORD's character for all subsequent generations.
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Text: Exodus 33:13
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 103:7
Subject: God revealing His ways to Moses
Source: John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Psalm 103:7 directly alludes to Moses' request in Exodus 33:13 by declaring "He made known His ways (דְּרָכָיו, derakhav) to Moses." The psalm answers the very petition Moses voiced — "let me know Your ways" (הוֹדִעֵנִי נָא אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ) — affirming that God granted the request. What follows in Psalm 103:8 reproduces the divine self-revelation of Exodus 34:6: "The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion." The psalmist thus treats the Sinai theophany as the paradigmatic moment when God's character was disclosed, making Moses' encounter the foundation for Israel's ongoing worship and praise.