The Lord, Heb. Jehovah; a word of the same root and signification with I am. See Exo_6:3. This he adds, because God was best known to the Israelites by that name; and to show, that though he had given himself a new name, yet he was the same God. This is my memorial, by which I will be remembered, owned, and served by my people, and distinguished from all others. See Psa_102:12 135:13.