Isaiah 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and He was clad with zeal as a cloak.
It just so happened that many years ago a mechanic used to live right next door to a judge, who was his neighbor, and over the years they became the best of friends. In the process of time the judge came to know what type of work his neighbor did, and since he lived right next door it was very much convenient for him to let his neighbor service his Volvo. At first, the judge would pay his neighbor promptly for all of the services done on his Volvo.
In that way, even though they were good neighbors, there were no strings attached. This was initially done with the best of intentions, because it saved the judge the hassle of having to take his car to the dealer, where he would have to wait in line like everybody else, or, if the repair was extensive, he would have to rent a vehicle while the work was being done. So, the judge soon discovered that it was better in every way, and more convenient to let his mechanic neighbor do the work.
Especially, since his neighbor would charge much less than the dealership. After a while however they became such good buddies that the mechanic stopped charging the judge for work, on the basis that they were very good neighbors. At first, the judge objected to not paying, for he did not favor the idea of work being done for free, but since his mechanic neighbor insisted that he would not accept payment anymore, the judge decided to go along with it, because it saved him a whole heap of money over the years.
Isaiah 59:18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!