To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

To show that the Lord is upright: (he is) my rock, and (there is) no unrighteousness in him - akin to . "My rock" expresses God's stedfast faithfulness to His word. It in the second clause answers to "Yahweh" in the first, which name expresses unchanging faithfulness to His promises (cf. ). God's uprightness, or straightforward, right dealing with His people, remains unchanged, even though for a time His people may seem to be forsaken.

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