I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Tzeru'yah are too hard for me. May the LORD reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.*
Psalm 28:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Repay them according to their work and according to the wickedness of their doings; repay them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. [II Tim. 4:14; Rev. 18:6.] American Standard Version (1901) Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert. Common English Bible Pay them back for what they’ve done! Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for their handiwork! Give back to them exactly what they deserve! Catholic Public Domain Version The voice of the Lord is in virtue. The voice of the Lord is in magnificence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The voice of the Lord is in power; the voice of the Lord in magnificence. |
I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Tzeru'yah are too hard for me. May the LORD reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.*
After all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.
Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.
You will render to them a recompense, LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Thus says the Lord GOD: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:
See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works,
Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
*Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.