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He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.

For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.

…then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

…where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.

Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.

Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?

Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?

Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”

Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.

O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!