Lexicon :: Strong's H6467 - pōʿal

“The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),

Just and upright is He.

“O LORD, bless Levi’s substance (ability),

And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands;

Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,

And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many notable acts, killed two [famous] warriors of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a courageous man of Kabzeel who had done great things, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. Also he went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,

And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,

The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;

As bread for their children in the desert.

“For God pays a man according to his work,

And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.

Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds

And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].

“Remember that you should magnify God’s work,

Of which men have sung.

“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,

That it may do whatever He commands it

On the face of the inhabited earth.

The LORD has made Himself known;

He executes judgment;

The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.

Repay them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;

Repay them according to the deeds of their hands;

Repay them what they deserve.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem.

We have heard with our ears, O God,

Our fathers have told us

The work You did in their days,

In the days of old.

Then all men will fear [God’s judgment];

They will declare the work of God,

And they will consider and wisely acknowledge what He has done.

I will meditate on all Your works

And thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.

Let Your work [the signs of Your power] be revealed to Your servants

And Your [glorious] majesty to their children.

For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your works;

At the works of Your hands I joyfully sing.

“When your fathers tested Me,

They tried Me, even though they had seen My work [of miracles].

Man goes out to his work

And remains at his labor until evening.

Splendid and majestic is His work,

And His righteousness endures forever.

I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all that You have done;

I ponder the work of Your hands.

Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts,

Whether his conduct is pure and right.

Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue

Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.

The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,

But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”

Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?

And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?

And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;

I will pay the man back for his deed.”

The strong man will become tinder,

And his work a spark.

So both will burn together

And there will be none to quench them.

They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;

But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the LORD,

Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Hear this! You [idols] are less than nothing,

And your work is worthless;

The worshiper who chooses you [as a god] is repulsive.

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—

A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!

Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?

For the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this,

“Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons,

And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands.

Their webs will not serve as clothing,

Nor will they cover themselves with what they make;

Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing],

And the act of violence is in their hands.

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness

And his upper chambers by injustice,

Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay

And does not give him wages [for his work],

“Call together many [archers] against Babylon,

All those who bend the bow.

Encamp against her on every side;

Let no one from there escape.

Repay her according to her actions;

Just as she has done, do to her.

For she has been proudly defiant and presumptuous against the LORD,

Against the Holy One of Israel.

[The LORD replied,] “Look among the nations! See!

Be astonished! Wonder!

For I am doing something in your days—

You would not believe it if you were told.

O LORD, I have heard the report about You and I fear.

O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years,

In the midst of the years make it known;

In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.