Deuteronomy 32:4

Deuteronomy 32:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:4

2Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants. 3I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Give our God the greatness he deserves! He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable. 5He recognizes that his people are corrupt. To their shame they are no longer his children. They are devious and scheming. 6Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish and silly people? Isn’t he your Father and Owner, who made you and formed you?

Deuteronomy 32:4 word by word

הַצּוּר֙ תָּמִ֣ים פָּעֳל֔וֹ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אֵ֤ל אֱמוּנָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין עָ֔וֶל צַדִּ֥יק וְיָשָׁ֖ר הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• his workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
• for all his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• a Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• of truthאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• and without iniquityעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• and rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:4

• Deuteronomy 32:18(You ignored the rock who fathered you and forgot the God who gave you life.)
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one but you, O Lord. There is no Rock like our God.
• 2 Samuel 22:2He said, The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,
• 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke to them. The rock of Israel told me, ‘The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart. Lead me to the rock that is high above me.
• Psalms 92:15They make it known that the Lord is decent. He is my rock. He is never unfair.
• Isaiah 26:4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.
• Isaiah 28:16This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.
• Isaiah 32:2Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”
• 1 Corinthians 10:4and all of them drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them, and that rock was Christ.
• 1 Peter 2:6That is why Scripture says, “I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed.”
• Genesis 1:31And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning—the sixth day.
• 2 Samuel 22:31God’s way is perfect! The promise of the Lord has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
• Psalms 18:30God’s way is perfect! The promise of the Lord has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He is the Rock - The word צור tsur is rendered Creator by some eminent critics; and khalyk is the reading in the Arabic Version. Rab. Moses ben Maimon, in his valuable work, Moreh Nebochim, observes that the word צור tsur, which is ordinarily translated rock, signifies origin, fountain, first cause, etc., and in this way it should be translated here: "He is the first principle, his work is perfect." As he is the cause of all things, he must be infinitely…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-6Verses 3-6 "He is a Rock." This is the first time God is called so in Scripture. The expression denotes that the Divine power, faithfulness, and love, as revealed in Christ and the gospel, form a foundation which cannot be changed or moved, on which we may build our hopes of happiness. And under his protection we may find refuge from all our enemies, and in all our troubles; as the rocks in those countries sheltered from the burning rays of the sun, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4the Rock: This metaphor represents the Lord as strong, stable, and reliable. God is more than capable of providing righteousness and justice (see 32:15, 18, 30; Habakkuk 1:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. He is the Rock--a word expressive of power and stability. The application of it in this passage is to declare that God had been true to His covenant with their fathers and them. Nothing that He had promised had failed; so that if their national experience had been painfully checkered by severe and protracted trials, notwithstanding the brightest promises, that result was traceable to their own undutiful and perverse conduct; not to any vacillation or…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings