33:5 The Lord 1 was king over Jeshurun, 2
when the leaders of the people assembled,
the tribes of Israel together. 3
33:29 You have joy, Israel! Who is like you?
You are a people delivered by the Lord,
your protective shield
and your exalted sword.
May your enemies cringe before you;
may you trample on their backs.
1 tn Heb “he was king.” The present translation avoids the sudden shift in person and the mistaken impression that Moses is the referent by specifying the referent as “the
2 sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15.
3 sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.