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 to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. 4For the word of the Lord is upright, And all His work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord. 6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. 7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

Psalms 33:5 word by word

אֹ֭הֵב צְדָקָ֣ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט חֶ֥סֶד יְ֝הוָ֗ה מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

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

Cross-references for Psalms 33:5

• Psalms 11:7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.
• Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
• Psalms 99:4The strength of the King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Hebrews 1:9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”
• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
• Psalms 104:24O Lord, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.
• Psalms 119:64The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
• Matthew 5:45so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 14:17and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

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