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33:4-9 Reason 1: God's Word Is Upright. The first reason for this kind of praise is God's word (vv. 4, 6, 9): it is upright, expressing the very best of motives on God's part (vv. 4-5), and it is spoken by the same God who made everything (vv. 6-9). Verses 6-9 echo the creation account (Gen. 1:1-2:3), where each time God spoke, what he commanded produced its effect. The Septuagint Greek of Ps. 33:6, with the word (Gk. logos) as the means of creation, probably lies behind John 1:3; the Word came to be seen as a personal agent, whom John identifies as Christ himself (cf. John 1:14). Since the Lord is the Creator of everything, all the earth and all the inhabitants of the world, and not just Israel, should fear him (Ps. 33:8-9).