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Elohim by Dunsin Oyekan cover art

Dunsin Oyekan - Elohim Lyrics

Artist:
Dunsin Oyekan

Lyrics

Refrain (x5)


Elohim, the God of the universe
No contest of who You are
Let every knee bow before
Elohim


Vamp (x17)


Let every knee bow before
Elohim


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Meaning & Inspiration

Dunsin Oyekan's "Elohim" builds almost entirely from a single four-line declaration, repeated rather than developed: God is named Elohim, called the God of the universe, and described as beyond dispute. The song does not argue for that claim through verses or narrative; instead it simply states it again and again, using repetition itself as the form of worship rather than as a device leading toward something else.

Midway through, the song narrows further, dropping to only two lines - every knee bowing before Elohim - repeated for the remainder of the recording. That image draws directly on Philippians 2:10-11, where every knee is said to bow and every tongue confess, and on Isaiah 45:23, where God alone claims that submission. By stripping the lyric down to almost nothing but that phrase, the song mirrors its own content: a name held up with nothing else needed to compete with it, over and over, until repetition becomes the point.

Related Scripture

  • Philippians 2:10-11 Every knee bowing, every tongue confessing - echoed directly in the lyric.
  • Isaiah 45:23 To God alone every knee will bow.