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Psalms 62:12
12and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.
Context of Psalms 62:12
10Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. 11One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
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וּלְךָֽ־אֲדֹנָ֥י חָ֑סֶד כִּֽי־אַתָּ֨ה תְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּֽמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 62:12
- Psalms 86:15But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
- Exodus 34:6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
- Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
- Job 34:11He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
- Proverbs 24:12If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
- Jeremiah 32:19great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.
- Ezekiel 7:27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and by their own standards I will judge them. “ ‘Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
- Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
- Ezekiel 33:20Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
- Romans 2:6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:8The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
- Ephesians 6:8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are 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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