The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
Parallel translations
- WEB The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
- KJV The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
- NKJV The works of His hands are verity and justice; All His precepts are sure.
- NASB ¶The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are trustworthy.
- NLT All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy.
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Quick answer
God's deeds are marked by truth and justice, and His commands are trustworthy. His works and His word are perfectly reliable.
Overview
What God does is faithful and just, and what He commands is equally sure and dependable. The verse links God's actions and His precepts as both flowing from His unchanging character. Such trustworthiness undergirds all faith and obedience, supremely confirmed in Christ, who is the truth (John 14:6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Ps 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Deut 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Ps 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Ps 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Rev 15:3–4and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Ps 119:151You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
- Ps 119:160The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Ps 119:86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
- Ps 85:10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Ps 93:5Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- 2 Tim 2:13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
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