Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-42
Song of MosesIf Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely,(1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel;(2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God;(3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God’s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people.The Song differs signally in diction and idiom from the preceding... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:37
The Lord would show his people the utter worthlessness of idols, and bring them to acknowledge him as the only true God. Their gods ; the idols to which Israel had turned, the strange gods which they had foolishly and sinfully preferred to Jehovah. read more