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General Information:
Moses speaks a poetic song to the people of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
I, even I
"I, I myself" or "I, I alone." Yahweh repeats "I" to emphasize that only he is God.
I lift up my hand to heaven and say
"I lift up my hand to heaven and swear" or "I have taken an oath." Lifting up the hand is a sign of making an oath.
As I live forever
"As certainly as I live forever" or "I swear by my life which is never-ending." This statement assures the people that what God says in Deuteronomy 32:41-Deuteronomy 32:42 will happen.