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Psalms 33:5
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the congregation immediately after affirming that Yahweh’s word is upright and His work is trustworthy. The declaration follows a call to praise and establishes the moral foundation for that worship.
The words — צְדָקָה (tze.da.Kah) means righteousness, and חֶסֶד (Che.sed) means covenant loyalty. The text states Yahweh loves the former and the earth is full of the latter.
The thread — This pairing appears in Psalms 11:7, where Yahweh’s righteousness and love of justice frame the fate of the upright. It echoes in Psalms 119:64, which declares the earth filled with covenant loyalty, and in Psalms 45:7, which ties the love of righteousness to divine anointing.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to align conduct with divine righteousness and justice. It demands recognition that creation itself manifests covenant loyalty, making moral conformity the only logical response.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 11:7 For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- Psalms 119:64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
- Psalms 45:7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalms 104:24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Acts 14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
- Psalms 99:4 The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalms 145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- 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!