Psalms 62 · Verse 12

Psalms 62:12

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalms 62:12, King James Version

Psalms 62:12 in other translations

BSBand loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
WEBAlso to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.
ASVAlso unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
YLTAnd with Thee, O Lord, is kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!
DARBYAnd unto thee, O Lord, belongeth loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
BBEAnd mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.
WebsterAlso to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

What does Psalms 62:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 62:8-12

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…

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Psalms 62:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְךָֽ\־u.le.kha-and [belongs] to <the> you
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
חָ֑סֶדCha.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֨ה'a.TahyouH859
תְשַׁלֵּ֖םte.sha.Lemyou repayH7999
לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ishto a personH376
כְּֽמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ\׃Ke.ma.'a.Se.huaccording to work hisH4639

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 62:12

  • Matthew 16:27

    For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

  • Job 34:11

    For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

  • Romans 2:6

    Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

  • Psalms 103:8

    The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

  • Exodus 34:6-7

    And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

  • Psalms 86:15

    But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  • Revelation 22:12

    And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

  • Proverbs 24:12

    If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

  • Jeremiah 32:19

    Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

  • 1 Corinthians 3:8

    Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  • Micah 7:18

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mercy.
86:15; 103:8,17; Ex 34:6,7; Da 9:9,18; Mic 7:18
renderest.
Job 34:11; Pr 24:12; Jer 32:19; Eze 7:27; 18:30; 33:20; Mt 16:27
Ro 2:6; 1Co 3:8; 2Co 5:10; Eph 6:8; Col 3:25; 1Pe 1:17; Re 22:12

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Context

  • Psalms 62:11

    God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

  • Psalms 62:12

    Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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Psalms 62:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de ti, oh Señor, es la misericordia: porque tú pagas á cada uno conforme á su obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dieu a parlé une fois;… deux fois j’ai entendu ceci, que la force est à Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dein, o Herr, ist die Güte; denn du, du vergiltst einem jeden nach seinem Werke.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.