but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand,

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:

O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;

A jealous and avenging God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,

And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so;

Rejoice over her, heaven, and ye saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.

I speak

I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.

Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things?

Brethren, (I speak according to man,) even man's confirmed covenant no one sets aside, or adds other dispositions to.

General references

Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?

TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.