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Deuteronomy 32

Deut. 32:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He is thez Rock
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
, his work
po`al (Hebrew #6467)
an act or work (concretely)
KJV usage: act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
Pronounce: po'-al
Origin: from 6466
isa perfect
tamiym (Hebrew #8549)
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
KJV usage: without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
Pronounce: taw-meem'
Origin: from 8552
: for all his ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
b are judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
: a God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
ofc truth
'emuwnah (Hebrew #530)
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
KJV usage: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Pronounce: em-oo-naw');
Origin: feminine of 529
and without iniquity
`evel (Hebrew #5766)
and (feminine) lavlah {av-law'}; or owlah {o-law'}; or .olah {o-law'}; from 5765; (moral) evil
KJV usage: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Pronounce: eh'-vel
Origin: or lavel {aw'-vel}
, just
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
and right
yashar (Hebrew #3477)
straight (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: yaw-shawr'
Origin: from 3474
is he.

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the Rock.
Deut. 32:18,30‑31• 18Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten *God who brought thee forth.
30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
31For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges.
(Deut. 32:18,30‑31)
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1 Sam. 2:2• 2There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God. (1 Sam. 2:2)
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2 Sam. 22:2‑3,32,47• 2And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3God is my rock, in him will I trust--My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
32For who is *God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
47Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
(2 Sam. 22:2‑3,32,47)
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2 Sam. 23:3• 3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God; (2 Sam. 23:3)
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Psa. 18:2,31,46• 2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
31For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?
46Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,
(Psa. 18:2,31,46)
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Psa. 61:2‑4• 2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.
3For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.
4I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
(Psa. 61:2‑4)
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Psa. 92:15• 15To shew that Jehovah is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. (Psa. 92:15)
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Isa. 26:4• 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:4)
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Isa. 28:16• 16Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste. (Isa. 28:16)
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Isa. 32:2• 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (Isa. 32:2)
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Matt. 16:16‑18• 16And Simon Peter answering said, *Thou* art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
18And *I* also, I say unto thee that *thou* art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
(Matt. 16:16‑18)
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1 Cor. 10:4• 4and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed them: (1 Cor. 10:4)
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1 Peter 2:6• 6Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame. (1 Peter 2:6)
his work.
all his.
Deut. 10:18• 18who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing. (Deut. 10:18)
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Gen. 18:25• 25Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked--far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18:25)
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Job 35:14• 14Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him. (Job 35:14)
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Psa. 9:16• 16Jehovah is known by the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. (Psa. 9:16)
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Psa. 97:2• 2Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)
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Psa. 99:4• 4And the strength of the king that loveth justice. *Thou* hast established equity: it is thou that executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Isa. 30:18• 18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. (Isa. 30:18)
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Jer. 9:24• 24but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah, who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 9:24)
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Dan. 4:37• 37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Dan. 4:37)
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John 5:22• 22for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son; (John 5:22)
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Rom. 1:32• 32who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them. (Rom. 1:32)
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Rom. 2:2,5• 2But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those who do such things.
5but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
(Rom. 2:2,5)
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James 4:12• 12One is the lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy: but who art *thou* who judgest thy neighbour? (James 4:12)
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Rev. 15:3‑4• 3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations.
4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest.
(Rev. 15:3‑4)
a God.
Ex. 34:6• 6And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth, (Ex. 34:6)
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Psa. 31:5• 5Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, thou *God of truth. (Psa. 31:5)
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Psa. 98:3• 3He hath remembered his loving-kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. (Psa. 98:3)
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Psa. 100:5• 5For Jehovah is good; his loving-kindness endureth for ever; and his faithfulness from generation to generation. (Psa. 100:5)
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Psa. 146:6• 6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; (Psa. 146:6)
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Isa. 25:1• 1Jehovah, thou art my God: I will exalt thee; I will celebrate thy name, for thou hast done wonderful things; counsels of old which are faithfulness and truth. (Isa. 25:1)
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Jer. 10:10• 10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation. (Jer. 10:10)
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John 1:14,17• 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
17For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
(John 1:14,17)
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John 14:6• 6Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me. (John 14:6)
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J. N. Darby Translation

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He is the Rock, his workc is perfect, For all his ways are righteousnessd; A *God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.

JND Translation Notes

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As Isa. 45.9.
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Lit. "what is right," "just"; elsewhere often "judgment." Heb. mishpat.