“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?”
The psalmist now explicitly articulates renewed theological conviction: "Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?" The rhetorical question asserts that no other divine being can be compared to Israel's God; the clause about God's holiness establishes that God's path—despite its mysteries—is intrinsically righteous and sacred. This verse represents a reclamation of the psalmist's original theological tradition: God is indeed unique in power, justice, and covenant faithfulness. The question implicitly answers the doubts of verses 7-9: this God does not change; rather, the psalmist's perception has been corrected through the practice of remembrance.
Church Fathers on Psalms 77:13
1. This Psalm's lintel is thus inscribed: “Unto the end, for Idithun, a Psalm to Asaph himself.” What “Unto the end” is, you know. Idithun is interpreted “leaping over those men,” Asaph is interpreted “a congregation.” Here therefore there is speaking “a congregation that leaps over,” in order that it may reach the End, which is Christ Jesus.. .. 2. “With my voice,” he says, “to the Lord I have cried” Psalm 76:1. But many men cry unto the Lord for the sake of getting riches…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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