Glory to God ‎#40

40. God's Word Is Upright (La palabra del Señor) (Psalm 33)

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Text Information

• First Line: Sprung from a word of God's speaking
• Title: God's Word Is Upright (La palabra del Señor) (Psalm 33)
• Spanish Title: La Palabra del Señor
• Author: Juan Luis García (1979)
• Translator: Mary Louise Bringle (2011)
• Refrain First Line: God's word is upright (La palabra del Señor)
• Meter: LMD with refrain
• Language: English; Spanish
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33
  ;
  Genesis 1:1-2:3
  ;
  Exodus 3:1-15
  ;
  Psalm 19:8-11
• Topic: Creation; God's Covenant with Israel; Providence; Sovereignty of God; The Word
• Copyright: © 1979 Juan Luis García

Tune Information

• Name: NELSON
• Composer: Juan Luis García (1979)
• Meter: LMD with refrain
• Key: c minor
• Copyright: © 1979 Juan Luis García

Text Information:

In this paraphrase of Psalm 33, the refrain is drawn from verses 4–5, stanza one from verses 6–7, and stanza two from verses 8–11. The psalm itself is a condensed remembering of the creation story from Genesis 1:1–2:3 and the story of Israel’s deliverance from Exodus 3:1–15:21.