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Join with me in praising
the wonderful name
    of the Lord our God.
The Lord is a mighty rock,[a]
    and he never does wrong.
God can always be trusted
    to bring justice.
But you lie and cheat
    and are unfaithful to him.
You have disgraced yourselves
and are no longer worthy
    to be his children.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 32.4 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.
  2. 32.5 and are unfaithful … children: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

I will proclaim(A) the name of the Lord.(B)
    Oh, praise the greatness(C) of our God!
He is the Rock,(D) his works are perfect,(E)
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God(F) who does no wrong,
    upright(G) and just is he.(H)

They are corrupt and not his children;
    to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.(I)

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