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the earth is full of his unfailing love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the LORD’s unfailing love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the LORD&#8217s unfailing love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He loves justice and fairness, and he is kind to everyone everywhere on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD loves what is righteous and just; his constant love fills the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; the world is filled with the gracious love of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD promotes equity and justice; the LORD's faithfulness extends throughout the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Loving righteousness and judgment, "" The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He loved justice and judgment: the earth was filled with the mercy of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 32:5>He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He loves justice and right. The earth is full of the mercy of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He loves righteousness and judgment; the grace of LORD JEHOVAH fills the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He loveth righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/33-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3510" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Praise to the Creator</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ō·hêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">The LORD loves</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣə·ḏā·qāh (N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·pāṭ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">and justice;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">His</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥe·seḏ (N-msc) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">loving devotion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5-7</a></span><br />Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. / Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. / How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Psalm 89:14</a></span><br />Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-64.htm">Psalm 119:64</a></span><br />The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a></span><br />For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Jeremiah 9:24</a></span><br />But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a></span><br />He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-8.htm">1 John 4:8-10</a></span><br />Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. / This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-4.htm">Titus 3:4-5</a></span><br />But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, / He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">He</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Psalm 11:7</a></b></br> For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-7.htm">Psalm 45:7</a></b></br> Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-4.htm">Psalm 99:4</a></b></br> The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-64.htm">Psalm 119:64</a></b></br> The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15,16</a></b></br> The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season… </p><p class="hdg">goodness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Unfailing</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/35-9.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/psalms/59-17.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Unfailing</a> <a href="/psalms/37-30.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">God is to be praised for his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">for his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">and for his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Confidence is to be placed in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD loves righteousness and justice;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's character and His moral standards. Righteousness and justice are foundational to His nature and His governance of the world. In the Hebrew context, "righteousness" (tsedaqah) often refers to right relationships and ethical conduct, while "justice" (mishpat) involves fairness and the proper administration of laws. These attributes are consistently highlighted throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, which describes God as a "God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He." The emphasis on these qualities reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where adherence to His laws was paramount. In the New Testament, Jesus embodies these attributes, fulfilling the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>), and His teachings often focus on justice and righteousness (<a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a>).<p><b>the earth is full of His loving devotion.</b><br>The phrase "loving devotion" translates the Hebrew word "chesed," which encompasses God's steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness. This concept is central to understanding God's relationship with His creation and His covenant people. The earth being "full" of this loving devotion suggests the pervasive and abundant nature of God's love and care for all creation. This is echoed in passages like <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, which speak of God's mercies being new every morning. Theologically, this reflects the idea that God's providence and grace are evident in the natural world and human history. The fullness of God's loving devotion is ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection demonstrate the depth of God's love for humanity (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>A moral and ethical standard that reflects God's character and His expectations for human behavior.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/justice.htm">Justice</a></b><br>The principle of fairness and moral rightness, often associated with God's judgment and governance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The physical world created by God, which is a testament to His power and glory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion.htm">Loving Devotion (Chesed)</a></b><br>A Hebrew term often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy," highlighting God's covenantal faithfulness and kindness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_character_revealed.htm">God's Character Revealed</a></b><br>God's love for righteousness and justice is a reflection of His holy and perfect nature. As believers, we are called to emulate these attributes in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_as_a_testament.htm">Creation as a Testament</a></b><br>The earth, filled with God's loving devotion, serves as a constant reminder of His presence and faithfulness. We should take time to appreciate and steward the world He has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_righteousness_and_justice.htm">Living Out Righteousness and Justice</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to pursue righteousness and justice in our daily lives, reflecting God's character in our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_chesed.htm">Understanding Chesed</a></b><br>God's loving devotion, or chesed, is a covenantal love that is steadfast and unwavering. We are encouraged to show this same kind of love to others, rooted in commitment and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_action.htm">The Call to Action</a></b><br>Recognizing God's love for righteousness and justice should inspire us to actively seek ways to promote these values in our communities and personal lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_micah_6_8_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">Does Micah 6:8’s emphasis on justice, mercy, and humility conflict with the harsher laws found elsewhere in the Old Testament? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_god's_character.htm">What defines God's character?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16's_view_of_god_align_with_his_mercy.htm">How does Job 16’s portrayal of God as an adversary align with other Bible verses that emphasize God’s mercy and justice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He loveth righteousness and judgment</span>. "Righteousness" is the essential principle of justice; "judgment," the carrying out of the principle in act. God loves both - a further ground for praising him. The earth is full of the goodness (or, <span class="accented">loving</span>-<span class="accented">kindness</span>) <span class="cmt_word">of the Lord</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/119-64.htm">Psalm 119:64</a>). The earth is full, not only of God's glory (<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>) and of his riches (<a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a>), but also of his mercy, or loving-kindness (<span class="hebrew">חסד</span>) - a ground of thankfulness that all will acknowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/33-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[The LORD] loves</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֭הֵב</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">צְדָקָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and justice;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלְאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[His]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loving devotion.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֥סֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/33-5.htm">Psalm 33:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/33-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 33:5 He loves righteousness and justice (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/33-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 33:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 33:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>