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Psalms 33:4
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A psalmist addresses a worship assembly, giving a reason (v.4) sandwiched between a call to sing (v.3) and a declaration of God's character (v.5).
The words — יָשָׁר (yā·shār) means "straight, upright," applied to the dabar (word/speech) of Yahweh; בֶּאֱמוּנָה (bĕ·'ĕ·mū·nāh) means "in faithfulness," the predicate for all His ma'aseh (work).
The thread — Deuteronomy 32:4 pairs "His work is perfect" with "a God of faithfulness"; Psalms 12:6 calls the LORD's words "flawless"; Titus 1:2 states God "cannot lie."
Why it lands — The verse moves praise from emotion to a claim about God's reliability: His word is straight, His work is trustworthy. It asks the reader to ground confidence in what God is, not in how a situation feels.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Cross-references
- Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- 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.
- Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
- Psalms 36:5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 119:75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- 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.
- Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
- John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.