Psalms 33:4-5
33:4 For 1 the Lord’s decrees 2 are just, 3
and everything he does is fair. 4
33:5 The Lord promotes 5 equity and justice;
the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth. 6
1 sn For the Lord’s decrees are just… After the call to praise (vv. 1-3), the psalmist now gives a series of reasons why the Lord is worthy of praise.
2 tn Heb “word.” In this context, which depicts the Lord as the sovereign creator and ruler of the world, the Lord’s “word” refers to the decrees whereby he governs his dominion.
3 tn Or “upright.”
4 tn Heb “and all his work [is] in faithfulness.”
5 tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the Lord’s commitment to principles of equity and justice causes him to actively promote these principles as he governs the world.
6 tn Heb “fills the earth.”