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Psalm 62:12

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

10Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.
11God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.
12Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.
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Loving kindness belongs to the same Lord who rewards each person's work, challenging any picture of his kindness that leaves human deeds out of account.

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Where else Scripture says this

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2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or …Both describe each person receiving according to their deeds; Corinthians names Christ's judgment seat and specifies good or bad.
Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will give to everyone according to his deeds.Both speak of recompense according to deeds; Matthew names the Son of Man as the one who will give it.
Romans 2:6who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”Both state that God repays each person according to their works, making human conduct a matter of divine judgment.
Jeremiah 17:10“I, the LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”Both describe God giving according to human conduct; Jeremiah adds that the Lord searches the mind and tries the heart.
Job 34:11For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.Both speak of God giving each person according to their work and ways.
Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.Both say that mercy or loving kindness belongs to the Lord; Daniel also names forgiveness in the face of rebellion.
Revelation 20:12I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were …Both connect divine judgment with human works; Revelation depicts the dead being judged according to what the books record.
1 Corinthians 3:8Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.Both speak of each person receiving a reward according to their work; Corinthians applies this to planting and watering.
Psalm 18:25With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.Both connect God's dealings with people to their conduct while speaking of his mercy or loving kindness.
Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the …Both describe God giving everyone according to their deeds; Jeremiah adds that his eyes are open to all human ways.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s justice comes from the LORD.Both locate justice with the Lord, though Proverbs contrasts his justice with the ruler's favor that many seek.
Psalm 103:8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.Both attribute loving kindness to the Lord; Psalm 103 also describes him as gracious and slow to anger.
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The thought of being judged for your work can carry weight. This sentence names the character of the judge: loving kindness belongs to the Lord.

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