What comes to mind when you hear the phrase right and true?

I first think of a skyscraper with straight lines into the blue. Built to withstand high winds and earthquakes. It sits on bedrock—solid and plum—not a hint of leaning.

I think of an honest friend. You might rush out of your house in an emergency, gone for weeks, toss him the keys and know when you return all will be in order.

Or perhaps the phrase reminds you of a spouse who lives their wedding vows, ever right and true, ’til death does them part.

All are wonderful, yet none are as right and true as the word of God. The psalmist recorded: For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.

You might say God’s Word is the right-est and true-ist—worth reading over and over.

Psalm 33 in reading the Bible in 2023

Photo by Viktor Jakovlev