Also to You, O Lord, belong lovingkindness and compassion, For You compensate every man according to [the value of] his work.
—Psalm 62:12
The key words of the verse are:
1. Lovingkindness;
2. Compensate; and
3. Work.
Lovingkindness is Chesed in Hebrew. Chesed (Hebrew: חֶסֶד) , also Romanized ḥesed.
It is rendered grace, charity, mercy, kindness. It is a derivative of the verb 'chas,' which means 'sparing' and 'having mercy.'
It immediately reminds me of the fact that “Grace and Truth came in the Person of Jesus” (John 1:17).
Chesed is an endearing attribute of God, almost another of God.
Paraphrasing the first part of the verse, it would be:
Also to You, O Lord, Chesed,
—Psalm 62:12
To You O Lord belong lovingkindness
— Psalm 62:12
Grace and Truth came in the Person of Jesus
— John 1:17
The Lord is Chesed and Chesed is the Lord.
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