How does Psalm 145:6 connect with God's power in Exodus 15:11? Setting the Verses Side by Side • Psalm 145:6: “They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.” • Exodus 15:11: “Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?” Shared Language of Power and Wonder • “Power … awesome deeds” (Psalm 145:6) and “performing wonders” (Exodus 15:11) speak of the same divine activity—acts that shatter human limitations and display God’s supremacy. • Both verses employ worshipful proclamation: Moses and Israel break into song at the Red Sea; generations later David resolves to “declare” the same greatness. • The vocabulary of awe (“awesome,” “majestic,” “wonders”) underlines that God’s works are not ordinary interventions but history-altering miracles. Power Displayed in Redemption • Exodus 15 commemorates Israel’s deliverance through the sea—a concrete, literal miracle demonstrating God’s sovereignty over creation (cf. Exodus 14:21-31). • Psalm 145 looks back on that and every subsequent act of salvation, inviting every generation to retell the story. God’s past wonders become present fuel for praise. The Ongoing Echo Through Generations • Exodus 15:11 is the first recorded congregational song in Scripture; it sets a template for praise rooted in remembered redemption. • Psalm 145:4 declares, “One generation will commend Your works to the next.” Verse 6 shows that promise being kept: people still “proclaim the power” first sung about at the sea. Scripture’s Consistent Testimony • Deuteronomy 3:24: “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand.” • Psalm 106:2: “Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?” • Isaiah 63:12-13 recalls God leading His people through the deep “like a horse in the wilderness.” • Revelation 15:3-4: the redeemed in heaven sing “the song of Moses … and the song of the Lamb,” proving that Exodus 15 continues to inform worship even in eternity. Living in Light of His Mighty Acts • Confidence: The God who split the sea still wields the same power in every circumstance (Hebrews 13:8). • Worship: Praise is not optional; it is the fitting response to incomparable holiness and wonder (Psalm 29:2). • Testimony: Like the psalmist, believers today retell the Red Sea story—and every other act of divine rescue—to children, neighbors, and nations (Psalm 78:4). Psalm 145:6 and Exodus 15:11 are two voices in one choir, harmonizing across centuries to celebrate God’s unrivaled power and to call His people to perpetual, joyful proclamation. |
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