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Psalms 33:4-5

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33:4 For 1  the Lord’s decrees 2  are just, 3 

and everything he does is fair. 4 

33:5 The Lord promotes 5  equity and justice;

the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth. 6 

1 sn For the Lord’s decrees are just… After the call to praise (vv. 1-3), the psalmist now gives a series of reasons why the Lord is worthy of praise.

2 tn Heb “word.” In this context, which depicts the Lord as the sovereign creator and ruler of the world, the Lord’s “word” refers to the decrees whereby he governs his dominion.

3 tn Or “upright.”

4 tn Heb “and all his work [is] in faithfulness.”

5 tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the Lord’s commitment to principles of equity and justice causes him to actively promote these principles as he governs the world.

6 tn Heb “fills the earth.”



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