He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB He is Yahweh our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
- KJV He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
- NKJV He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
- NASB He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
- NLT He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.
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Quick answer
He is Yahweh our God, whose judgments fill all the earth. Israel's God is the sovereign Lord over the whole world.
Overview
The confession affirms both intimacy and universality: He is our God, yet His just rule extends over all the earth. God is not a tribal deity but the sovereign Judge of every nation. This truth grounds confident worship and anticipates the universal reign of God established in Christ, the Judge of all.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 48:10–11Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Isa 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Exod 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Ps 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Ps 118:28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
- 1 Chr 16:12Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Ps 95:7For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Ps 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Ps 97:8–9Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
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