Psalms 33:4

THE MESSAGE

For God 's Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out. He loves it when everything fits, when his world is in plumb-line true. Earth is drenched in God 's affectionate satisfaction.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For the word of the Lord is right,and all his work is trustworthy.

Hebrew Names Version
For the word of the LORD is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

King James Version
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

English Standard Version
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

New Century Version
God's word is true, and everything he does is right.

New English Translation
For the Lord 's decrees are just, and everything he does is fair.

Amplified Bible
For the word of the LORD is right; And all His work is done in faithfulness.

New American Standard Bible
For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness.

World English Bible
For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the word of the Lord is righteous, and all his workes are faithfull.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the word of Yahweh is upright,And all His work is done in faithfulness.

Berean Standard Bible
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord is truthful; he can be trusted.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the word of Adonai is true, and all his work is trustworthy.

Darby Translation
For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's word is true, and he is faithful in everything he does.

George Lamsa Translation
For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

Good News Translation
The words of the Lord are true, and all his works are dependable.

Lexham English Bible
For the word of Yahweh is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

Literal Translation
For the Word of Jehovah is right, and all His works are in truth.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the worde of ye LORDE is true, and all his workes are faithfull.

American Standard Version
For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness.

Bible in Basic English
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the word of the LORD is upright; and all His work is done in faithfulness.

King James Version (1611)
For the word of the Lord is right: and all his workes are done in trueth.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the word of God is right: and euery worke of his done in fayth.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

English Revised Version
For the word of the LORD is right; and all his work is done in faithfulness.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the word of the Lord is riytful; and alle hise werkis ben in feithfulnesse.

Update Bible Version
For the word of Yahweh is right; And all his work is [done] in faithfulness.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the word of the LORD [is] right; and all his works [are done] in truth.

New King James Version
For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth.

New Living Translation
For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does.

New Life Bible
For the Word of the Lord is right. He is faithful in all He does.

New Revised Standard
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For right is the word of Yahweh, and, all his wok, is in faithfulness:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(32-4) For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

Revised Standard Version
For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.

Young's Literal Translation
For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the word of the Lord is upright, And all His work is done in faithfulness.

Contextual Overview

¹Good people, cheer God ! Right-living people sound best when praising. Use guitars to reinforce your Hallelujahs! Play his praise on a grand piano! Invent your own new song to him; give him a trumpet fanfare. ⁴For God 's Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out. He loves it when everything fits, when his world is in plumb-line true. Earth is drenched in God 's affectionate satisfaction. ⁶The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg. ⁸Earth-creatures, bow before God ; world-dwellers—down on your knees! Here's why: he spoke and there it was, in place the moment he said so. ¹⁰ God takes the wind out of Babel pretense, he shoots down the world's power-schemes. God 's plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last. Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the word: Psalms 12:6, Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:75, Psalms 119:128, Proverbs 30:5, Micah 2:7, Romans 7:12

all his: Psalms 25:10, Psalms 36:5, Psalms 36:6, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 85:11, Psalms 96:13, Genesis 24:27, Deuteronomy 32:4, Daniel 4:37, John 14:6, Romans 15:8, Romans 15:9, Titus 1:2

Cross-References

Genesis 32:28
The man said, "But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it's Israel (God-Wrestler); you've wrestled with God and you've come through."

Genesis 43:30
Deeply moved on seeing his brother and about to burst into tears, Joseph hurried out into another room and had a good cry. Then he washed his face, got a grip on himself, and said, "Let's eat."

Psalms 34:4
God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears.

Proverbs 16:7
When God approves of your life, even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.

Proverbs 21:1
Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God ; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the word of the Lord [is] right,.... The revealed word of God: the law of God is right; its precepts are holy, just, and good; its sanction or penalty is righteous; it is impartial unto all; it is just in condemning the wicked, and in acquitting believers on the account of Christ's perfect righteousness, by which it is magnified and made honourable: the Gospel part of the word is right; it publishes right and good things; it directs to the right way, to heaven and happiness; it makes men right when it works effectually in them; it engages them to walk in right ways; and its doctrines are right or plain to them that have a spiritual understanding given them; and all this is matter of joy and praise;

and all his works [are done] in truth; his works of creation are done in the truth of things, with the utmost exactness and accuracy, and are a wonderful display of his power, wisdom, and goodness: his works of providence are according to the counsel of his own will, and are done in the wisest and best manner; and his work of redemption is a proof of his veracity and faithfulness to his covenant oath and promise; and his work of grace upon the hearts of his people is truth in the inward parts; and which, as he has promised to carry on and finish, he is faithful and will do it; in short, his way of acting both towards the godly and ungodly agrees with his promises to the one and his threatenings to the other, and so is in truth; and the whole of this is a reason why the saints should praise the Lord.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the word of the Lord is right - The command; the law; the promise of God. Whatever he “says” is right; or, is true. It is worthy of universal belief; and should, therefore, be a reason for praise. The fact that God says a thing is the highest proof that it is true.

And all his works are done in truth - Or rather, “in faithfulness.” That is, All that he does is executed faithfully. He does all that he promises, and all that he does is such as to claim universal confidence. Whatever he does is, from the very fact that He does it, worthy of the confidence of all his creatures. None, however they may be affected by what he does, have any reason to doubt that it is perfectly right. God is the only Being of whom we have any knowledge, concerning whom we can feel this certain assurance.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 33:4. The word of the Lord is right — He is infinitely wise, and can make no mistakes; and all his works are done in truth. All the words, laws, promises, and threatenings of God are perfectly true and just. The dispensations of his providence and mercy are equally so. When he rewards or punishes, it is according to truth and justice.