11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? …
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-15)Here God proceeds in his controversy with his people. Observe, I. The ground of his controversy. It was for sin that God contended with them; if they vex themselves, let them look a little further and they will see that they must thank themselves: Woe unto their souls! For they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Alas for their souls ! (so it may be read, in a way of lamentation), for they have pr…
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