There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
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Gill's Exposition
There is none holy as the Lord,.... From the consideration of what the Lord had done for her, which had filled her heart and mouth with joy and praise, she is led to celebrate the perfections of God,…
Barnes' Notes
Any rock ... - The term rock as applied to God is first found in the song of Moses (see Deu 32:4 note), where the juxtaposition of rock and salvation in 1Sa 2:15, “he lightly esteemed the rock of his…
Adam Clarke
None holy - Holiness is peculiar to the God of Israel; no false god ever pretended to holiness; it was no attribute of heathenism, nor of any religion ever professed in the world before or since the…
We have here Hannah's thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (Sa1 1:11), and here we have her…
Cambridge Bible
rock A frequent metaphor to describe the strength, faithfulness, and unchangeableness of Jehovah. See Deu 32:4; 2Sa 22:32.
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