Psalms 33:5

Psalms 33:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Context of Psalms 33:5

3Sing a new song to him. Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments. 4The Lord’s word is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy. The Lord loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth. 6The heavens were made by the Lord’s word and all the stars by the breath of his mouth. 7He gathers the water in the sea like a dam and puts the oceans in his storehouses.

Psalms 33:5 word by word

אֹ֭הֵב צְדָקָ֣ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט חֶ֥סֶד יְ֝הוָ֗ה מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• and judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of the goodnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 33:5

• Psalms 11:7The Lord is righteous. He loves a righteous way of life. Decent people will see his face.
• Psalms 45:7You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.
• Psalms 99:4The king’s strength is that he loves justice. You have established fairness. You have done what is fair and right for Jacob.
• Hebrews 1:9You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.”
• Revelation 15:3and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang, “The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.
• Psalms 104:24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
• Psalms 119:64Your mercy, O Lord, fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all creatures look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
• Matthew 5:45In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.
• Acts 14:17Yet, by doing good, he has given evidence of his existence. He gives you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons. He fills you with food and your lives with happiness.”

Commentaries on Psalms 33:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He loveth righteousness - What he delights in himself, he loves to see in his followers. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord - To hear its worthless inhabitants complain, one would think that God dispensed evil, not good. To examine the operation of his hand, every thing is marked with mercy and there is no place where his goodness does not appear. The overflowing kindness of God fills the earth. Even the iniquities of men are rarely a bar to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He loveth righteousness - See Psalm 11:7. And judgment - justice. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord - Margin, “mercy.” So the Hebrew. That is, his mercy or goodness is manifest everywhere. Every part of the earth bears witness that he is good.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7God's word shows his character and power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 33

• 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
• The Treasury of David
• 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