Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Mercy belongs to the Lord, who repays every person according to his work. In Him mercy is joined with just judgment, so that kindness does not set aside a righteous reckoning with deeds. Read together with the other verses of the psalm, this gives an important lesson about the justice of God's dealings.
At the judgment God will hold each person accountable for how what was had was used. Money and influence that could have relieved suffering will be charged against those who withheld help, including the needs of the fatherless and the widow left unmet. Those who sell liquor will answer for every tempting glass they offered and for the harm their actions caused. Those who falsely attack the reputation of God's servants will be judged for it, with the judgment exposing their hypocrisy and vindicating those they accused.
Mercy belongs to the Lord, who repays every person according to his work. In Him mercy is joined with just judgment, so that kindness does not set aside a righteous reckoning with deeds. Read together with the other verses of the psalm, this gives an important lesson about the justice of God's dealings.
At the judgment God will hold each person accountable for how what was had was used. Money and influence that could have relieved suffering will be charged against those who withheld help, including the needs of the fatherless and the widow left unmet. Those who sell liquor will answer for every tempting glass they offered and for the harm their actions caused. Those who falsely attack the reputation of God's servants will be judged for it, with the judgment exposing their hypocrisy and vindicating those they accused.