Psalms 28:4

4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.

Psalms 28:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 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.
ESV
4 Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
NLT
4 Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others.
MSG
4 They talk a good line of "peace," then moonlight for the Devil. Pay them back for what they've done, for how bad they've been. Pay them back for their long hours in the Devil's workshop; Then cap it with a huge bonus.
CSB
4 Repay them according to what they have done- according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.

Psalms 28:4 In-Context

2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORDand what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 62:12; 2 Timothy 4:14; Revelation 22:12
  • 2. Lamentations 3:64; Revelation 18:6
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