Deuteronomy 32:4

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2 Let ^amy teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
^bAs raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.

3 For I proclaim the ^aname of the Lord:
^bAscribe greatness to our God.

4 He is ^athe Rock, ^bHis work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
^cA God of truth and ^dwithout injustice;
Righteous and upright is He.

5 “They^a have corrupted themselves;
They are not His children,
Because of their blemish:
A ^bperverse and crooked generation.

6 Do you thus ^adeal with the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is He not ^byour Father, who ^cbought you?
Has He not ^dmade you and established you?

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Adam Clarke

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Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock - The word tsur is rendered Creator by some eminent critics; and khalyk is the reading in the Arabic Version. Rab. Moses ben Maimon, in his valuable work, Moreh Nebochim, observes that the word tsur , which is ordinarily translated rock, signifies origin, fountain, first cause, etc., and in this way it should be translated here: "He is the first principle, his work is perfect." As he is the cause of all things, he must be infinitely perfect; and consequently all his works must be perfect in their respective kinds. As is the cause, so must the effect be. Some think the word rock gives a very good sense: for, as in those lands, rocks were the ordinary places of defense and security, God may be metaphorically represented thus, to signify his protection of his followers. I prefer the opinion of Maimon.

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Deuteronomy 32:4

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