“Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.”
The reiteration that power and steadfast love belong to God emphasizes through repetition the fundamental truth that grounds all confidence and trust. The doubled affirmation suggests the absolute reliability and comprehensiveness of divine governance. The emphasis that God will render to each according to deeds reinforces the justice motif: there is ultimate accountability before God. This verse closes the psalm with the reassertion of the fundamental principle: trust in God is justified because God is both powerful and just.
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