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 32:17
Devils ; shedim , a word which occurs only here and Psalms 106:37 . It stands connected with the verb שׁוּד , to rule, and means primarily "lords." The LXX . render by δαιμόνια , demons. In Assyrian it is said to be a name for demigods. Not to God ; rather, to a not God , a composite term in apposition to shedim ; the meaning is rightly given in the margin of the Authorized Version, "which were not God." To new gods that came newly up. The word rendered by... read more