Exodus 33:17 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord said to Moses: This word also, which thou hast spoken, will I do; for thou hast found grace before me, and thee I have known by name.

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:15 And Moses said: If thou thyself dost not go before, bring us not out of this place.

Exodus 33:16 For how shall we be able to know, I and thy people, that we have found grace in thy sight, unless thou walk with us, that we may be glorified by all people that dwell upon the earth?

Exodus 33:17 And the Lord said to Moses: This word also, which thou hast spoken, will I do; for thou hast found grace before me, and thee I have known by name.

Exodus 33:18 And he said: Shew me thy glory.

Exodus 33:19 He answered: I will shew thee all good, and I will proclaim in the name of the Lord before thee: and I will have mercy on whom I will, and I will be merciful to whom it shall please me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lord", "said", "moses", "word", "thou", "hast", and "spoken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "For how shall we be able to..." into verse 18's "And he said Shew me thy glory...", so "grace" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.