37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
37 He will say: "Now where are their gods, the rock they took refuge in,
37 Then he will say, 'Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
37 He'll say, "So where are their gods, the rock in which they sought refuge,
37 He will say: 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge?
37 Then he will ask, 'Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?
14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!"
14 Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress."
14 Go ahead! Cry out for help to the gods you've chosen - let them get you out of the mess you're in!"
14 Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress."
14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!"
(Read Judges 10:10-18)
God is able to multiply men's punishments according to the numbers of their sins and idols. But there is hope when sinners cry to the Lord for help, and lament their ungodliness as well as their more open transgressions. It is necessary, in true repentance, that there be a full conviction that those things cannot help us which we have set in competition with God. They acknowledged what they deserved, yet prayed to God not to deal with them according to their deserts. We must submit to God's justice, with a hope in his mercy. True repentance is not only for sin, but from sin. As the disobedience and misery of a child are a grief to a tender father, so the provocations of God's people are a grief to him. From him mercy never can be sought in vain. Let then the trembling sinner, and the almost despairing backslider, cease from debating about God's secret purposes, or from expecting to find hope from former experiences. Let them cast themselves on the mercy of God our Saviour, humble themselves under his hand, seek deliverance from the powers of darkness, separate themselves from sin, and from occasions of it, use the means of grace diligently, and wait the Lord's time, and so they shall certainly rejoice in his mercy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:37
Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:26-38
(Read Deuteronomy 32:26-38)
The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great wisdom, and will help much to the return of sinners to God, seriously to consider their latter end, or the future state. It is here meant particularly of what God foretold by Moses, about this people in the latter days; but it may be applied generally. Oh that men would consider the happiness they will lose, and the misery they will certainly plunge into, if they go on in their trespasses! What will be in the end thereof? Jeremiah 5:31. For the Lord will in due time bring down the enemies of the church, in displeasure against their wickedness. When sinners deem themselves most secure, they suddenly fall into destruction. And God's time to appear for the deliverance of his people, is when things are at the worst with them. But those who trust to any rock but God, will find it fail them when they most need it. The rejection of the Messiah by the Jewish nation, is the continuance of their ancient idolatry, apostacy, and rebellion. They shall be brought to humble themselves before the Lord, to repent of their sins, and to trust in their long-rejected Mediator for salvation. Then he will deliver them, and make their prosperity great.