Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel in the Song of Moses, his final public word before death, bracketing this verse with a call to ascribe greatness to God (v. 3) and a verdict on the people's corruption (v. 5).
The words — Tzur (H6697, "rock") is the title; tamim (H8549, "perfect, complete") is the predicate that defines what kind of Rock.
The thread — The same Rock-perfect pairing recurs in Psalms 18:30, Psalms 92:15, and Isaiah 26:4, where "no unrighteousness" or "flawless" echoes tamim.
Why it lands — It fixes God's character as the unchanging standard against which the people's "perverse and crooked" generation (v. 5) is measured, leaving no room to attribute their failure to Him.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Cross-references
- Psalms 18:30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 92:15 to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
- Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- 2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Revelation 15:3 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Deuteronomy 32:30 How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Matthew 5:48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.