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Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us; but by you only will we make mention of your name.
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Who Are Your "Other Lords"?
Commentators explain that while the "other lords" in Isaiah's time were foreign oppressors like the Babylonians, the principle applies to any power we allow to rule over us besides God. Scholars like Spurgeon, Gill, and Henry suggest these can be sin, Satan, or even worldly idols like career and possessions. The verse is a call to recognize and reject these illegitimate authorities in our lives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Other lords beside thee have had dominion - The allusion here is to the kings of Babylon who had subdued and oppressed them, and wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Other lords beside you have had dominion over us ... —The “other lords” are the conquerors and oppressors by whom Israel …
Baptist
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
"O Lord, how …
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16th Century
Protestant
O Lord our God. This verse contains a complaint of the saints, that they were oppressed by the tyranny of the wicked. This song was compos…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Lord our God, [other] lords besides thee have had dominion over us Sin and Satan ha…
Every creature, every business, anything in any way serviceable to our comfort, God makes it so; He makes that work for us which seemed to work aga…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. In that day. In this section, the prophet gives thanks for the justification of the people. This is divided into two parts.…
