He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.
Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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When we fail to remember the one who formed each one of us in the womb, and formed all our hearts individually and understands all our works, we do not perceive that God is a helper of those who are lowly and inferior, a protector of the weak, a shelterer of those who have been given up in despair and Savior of those who have been given up as hopeless.
Origen of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 13:168, 253patristic
He fashioneth their hearts alike,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Ver. 15. He fashioneth their hearts alike. By which is meant that all hearts are equally fashioned by the Lord, kings' hearts as well as the hearts of beggars. The text does not mean that all hearts are created originally alike by God, such a statement would scarcely be true, since there is the utmost variety in the constitutions and dispositions of men. All men equally owe the possession of life to the Creator, and have therefore no reason to boast themselves. What reason has the vessel to glorify itself in presence of the potter? He considereth all their words.
Fashioneth - Having said that God sees and observes all men, he now adds, that he rules and governs them; yea, even the hearts which are most unmanageable, he disposes and inclines according to the counsel of his will. Alike - Or, equally, one as well as another: whether they be Jews or Gentiles, princes or peasants; all are alike subject to his jurisdiction.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical
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Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit…
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I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
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1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
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Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
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“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
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As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
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