Psalms 33:5

He loveth righteousness and judgment,.... Or "righteous judgment" (y); he delights in the administration of it himself, Jer 9:24; and he is well pleased with acts of righteousness done by others, when…

He loveth righteousness - See Psa 11:7. And judgment - justice. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord - Margin, “mercy.” So the Hebrew. That is, his mercy or goodness is manifest everywhere.…

Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses:

I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed…

Righteousnessis the principle of justice; judgementthe application of it in act. Cp. Psa 36:6; Psa 103:6; and for lovethcp. Psa 11:7.

goodness Better, as R.V., lovingkindness. This line recurs in Psa…