Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
This verse comes from the Song of Moses, sung by the Israelites immediately after escaping Egypt by crossing the Red Sea. According to the account in Exodus, the sea had parted to let them cross and then crashed back onto the Egyptian army pursuing them — one of the most dramatic events in Israel's history. In the ancient world, people believed in many gods, each belonging to a different nation. Moses's song directly challenges that framework: among all those gods, is there any like the Lord? God is described here as 'majestic in holiness' — utterly set apart and unlike anything else — 'awesome in glory,' and a worker of wonders. It's less a theological argument and more a breathless declaration from people who had just seen something they couldn't explain.
Lord, who is like you? I'm asking that not as a formality but because I genuinely need to be reminded. Open my eyes to the evidence of your presence in my own story — the moments I've explained away or let fade. You are holy and you work wonders. Don't let me lose the wonder. Amen.
They were standing on the far side of something impossible. The water was still churning behind them. Their sandals were still wet. And Moses led them in a song that was half wonder, half dare: *Who is even like this?* Not a doctrinal position paper. A gasp. Most days, faith is quieter than a parted sea. But there are moments — a restored marriage no one expected to survive, a 3 AM prayer answered by morning, a diagnosis reversed — where you find yourself on the other shore, wide-eyed and at a loss for explanation. Moses's question is worth asking again, not as a liturgical exercise but as a real one. Think back over your own life. What has God done that you still can't fully account for? Don't let that memory go quiet. The Israelites had every reason to remember, and they still forgot. So do we.
What does it mean for God to be 'majestic in holiness,' and how is that different from simply being powerful or impressive?
Can you recall a specific moment where you felt genuine awe toward God — not just gratitude, but actual wonder? What was happening around you at the time?
The Israelites were surrounded by cultures that worshipped many gods. How do you think surviving the Red Sea changed their working understanding of who God was — and does your personal experience of God shape your theology in similar ways?
If wonder and awe are natural responses to encountering God, what happens to how we treat other people when we lose that sense of awe — do we become more self-sufficient, more dismissive, more anxious?
What's one concrete thing you could do this week to actively remember something God has done in your life — write it down, tell someone, revisit a journal — so it doesn't quietly slip away?
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Jeremiah 10:6
Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
Psalms 77:14
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 6:3
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings 8:23
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Isaiah 64:2
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation 15:4
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:2
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was , and is , and is to come .
Revelation 4:8
"Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
AMP
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
ESV
'Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
NASB
“Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
NIV
“Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
NKJV
“Who is like you among the gods, O LORD — glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?
NLT
Who compares with you among gods, O God? Who compares with you in power, in holy majesty, In awesome praises, wonder-working God?
MSG