Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock Or a Rock. This name, Ṣûr, is applied in Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:18; Deuteronomy 32:30; Deuteronomy 32:37, both to Israel's God and to others. It appears to have been a general Semitic figure for the divine unchangeableness and its refuge for men, and virtually a synonym for God; LXX, θεός as here, βοηθός, φύλαξ and even δίκαιος (1 Samuel 2:2). In Assyr. Bel and other gods are called -great mountain"; and with other Semites several theophorous names are compounded with ṣur, e.g. Bar-ṣur in the Senjerli inscription and others in S. Arabia (Zimmern, KAT3 [151], 355, 358, 477).

[151] Die Keilinschriften und das AIte Testament, 3rd edition (1903), by H. Zimmern and H. Winckler.

his ways are judgement Rather Law. Heb. mishpaṭ, which means now a single law or judgement and now justice, is here Law in the sense of order or consistency. So Isaiah 30:18 aGod of mishpaṭ. Having laid down the lines of His action in righteousness and wisdom He remains in His dealings with men consistent with those. The idea is expounded in the next two lines: Iniquityis to be taken in its primary sense of breachor deviation, treason. For heLXX read Jehovah.