Ayub 34:11

34:11 For he repays a person for his work, ¹ 

and according to the conduct of a person,

he causes the consequences to find him. ² 

Mazmur 62:1

Psalm 62 ³ 

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.

62:1 For God alone I patiently wait; ⁴ 

he is the one who delivers me. ⁵ 

Matius 16:27

16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. ⁶ 

Roma 2:6

2:6 He ⁷  will reward ⁸  each one according to his works: ⁹ 

[34:11]  ¹ tn Heb “for the work of man, he [= God] repays him.”

[34:11]  ² tn Heb “he causes it to find him.” The text means that God will cause a man to find (or receive) the consequences of his actions.

[62:1]  ³ sn Psalm 62. The psalmist expresses his unwavering confidence in God’s justice and in his ability to protect his people.

[62:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “only for God [is] there silence [to] my soul.”

[62:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “from him [is] my deliverance.”

[16:27]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.

[2:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:6]  ⁸ tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.

[2:6]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.