# all of this I laid to my heart

"I thought very deeply about all this"

# in the hand of God

Here the word "hand" refers to power and authority. Alternate translation: "under God's control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# whether love or hate awaits him

This speaks of "love" and "hate" as if they are people that may come to visit someone else. Alternate translation: "whether he will experience love or hate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])