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Deuteronomy 32:4
4The Rock—blameless is His work. Indeed, all His ways are just. God of faithfulness without iniquity, righteous and upright is He.
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
2May my teaching trickle like rain, my speech distill like dew— like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. 3For I will proclaim Adonai’s Name, ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock—blameless is His work. Indeed, all His ways are just. God of faithfulness without iniquity, righteous and upright is He. 5Did it corrupt Him? No! The blemish is His children’s— a generation crooked and twisted. 6Is this how you pay back Adonai, O foolish, unwise people? Isn’t He your Father who ransomed you? He made you and established you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 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 32:18The Rock who birthed you, you ignored. You forgot God who brought you forth.
- 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Adonai, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.
- 2 Samuel 22:2He said: “Adonai is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.
- 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel has said, the Rock of Israel has spoken to me, ‘He who rules over men righteously, he who rules in the fear of God—
- Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
- Psalms 61:2Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer.
- Psalms 92:15They will still yield fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and freshness.
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in Adonai forever, for the Lord Adonai is a Rock of ages.
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone, a firm foundation— whoever trusts will not flee in haste.
- Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a refuge from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a massive 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 drank the same spiritual drink—for they were drinking from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the Rock was Messiah.
- 1 Peter 2:6For it says in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen, precious cornerstone. Whoever trusts in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Genesis 1:31So God saw everything that He made, and behold it was very good. So there was evening and there was morning—the sixth day.
- 2 Samuel 22:31As for God, His way is perfect. The word of Adonai is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 18:30For with You I rush on a troop, with my God I scale a wall.
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
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