New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 62:12
Psalms 62:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- New International Version (NIV)and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.
Context of Psalms 62:12
10Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it. 11God has spoken once; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God; And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work.
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וּלְךָֽ־אֲדֹנָ֥י חָ֑סֶד כִּֽי־אַתָּ֨ה תְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּֽמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 62:12
- Psalms 86:15But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
- Exodus 34:6Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and truth;
- Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against Him;
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons wrongdoing And passes over a rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
- Job 34:11For He repays a person for his work, And lets things happen in correspondence to a man’s behavior.
- Proverbs 24:12If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He who weighs the hearts not consider it? And does He who watches over your soul not know it? And will He not repay a person according to his work?
- Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;
- Ezekiel 7:27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed in horror, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them because of their conduct, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the Lord.’”
- Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord God. “Repent and turn away from all your offenses, so that wrongdoing does not become a stumbling block to you.
- Ezekiel 33:20Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel.”
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every person according to his deeds.
- Romans 2:6who will repay each person according to his deeds:
- 1 Corinthians 3:8Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Ephesians 6:8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
Commentaries on Psalms 62:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy - Power, indeed, belongs to God Psalm 62:11; but this is an attribute to be feared, and while, in one respect, it will inspire confidence, or while it gives us the assurance that God is able to defend us when all else shall fail, yet, unattended by any other attribute, it might produce only apprehension and alarm. What man, weak and sinful man, needs to know is not merely that God has almighty power, but how that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Those who have found the comfort of the ways of God themselves, will invite others into those ways; we shall never have the less for others sharing with us. the good counsel given is, to trust wholly in God. We must so trust in him at all times, as not at any time to put that trust in ourselves, or in any creature, which is to be put in him only. Trust in him to guide us when in doubt, to protect us when in danger, to supply us when in want…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Only God balances power and loving devotion. He cares for his people by removing those who do evil from the world (see Psalm 1:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. for thou renderest--literally, "that Thou renderest," &c., connected with "I heard this," as the phrase--"that power," &c. [Psa 62:11]--teaching that by His power He can show both mercy and justice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 62
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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