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

2My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth. 3For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; you must acknowledge the greatness of our God. As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright. 5His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children – this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation. 6Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established 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 32:18You have forgotten the Rock who fathered you, and put out of mind the God who gave you birth.
• 1 Samuel 2:2No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
• 2 Samuel 22:2He said: “The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.
• 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
• Psalms 61:2From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!
• Psalms 92:15So they proclaim that the Lord, my protector, is just and never unfair.
• Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!
• Isaiah 28:16Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
• Isaiah 32:2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
• 1 Peter 2:6For it says in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”
• Genesis 1:31God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
• 2 Samuel 22:31The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
• Psalms 18:30The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter 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