Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? х baa'eelim (H410)] - not potentates and great men, but the pagan gods (cf. Psalms 86:8, where 'ªlohiym (H430), gods, is used); and the interrogative form of the outcry implies a strong negation. There is here a retrospective glance at the grand result of the exodial crisis. That was a conflict between two spiritual kingdoms-the kingdom of light and true religion on the one hand, and that of darkness and idolatrous superstition, carried on in a series of appalling calamities upon Egypt culminating in the awful catastrophe of the Red Sea, whereby was unmistakeably demonstrated the insignificance, or rather, nothingness, of all the gods of Egypt against the unrivalled greatness of Yahweh's sovereignty. The phraseology used in this passage х miy (H4310) kaamokaah (H3644)], "Who is like unto thee?" was so deeply engraven upon the minds of the Hebrew people by the memorable song of Moses, that, in subsequent times of public contest between the claims of God and of idols, it was frequently embodied in the name Micaiah, or Micah (1 Kings 21:10; 1 Kings 22:8; 1 Kings 22:18; Micah 7:18).
Glorious in holiness. No attribute in the character of the true God presents a more striking contrast to the low and grovelling qualities ascribed to the pagan deities than His purity or righteousness. It is the brightest jewel in the crown of the Divine Majesty, shedding a luster on all his other perfections, and being that which most of all exalts Him in the estimation of all His intelligent and moral creatures. [The Septuagint renders it: dedoxamenos en hagiois, glorified in the holy ones - i:e., among saints and angels, or in holy things.]
Fearful in praises - i:e., to be reverenced with godly awe even in joyful songs of praise.
Doing wonders - or works of wonder, marvelous things (cf. Job 5:9). This verse contains one of the sublimest descriptions of the majesty and excellence of God to be found in the whole Scripture. It is thus rendered by Boothroyd:
`Who among the gods is like thee, O Yahweh Who like thee, excelling in holiness: Awful, praiseworthy, working wonders?