King James Version
Psalms 62:12 in the King James Version says “Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 62 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.”
Psalms 62:12 · KJV
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. power: or, strength
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“belongeth mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for thou renderest”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
“to every man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“according to his work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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