47. To rejoice in personal revenge is unhallowed and evil, but David viewed
himself as the instrument of vengeance upon the enemies of God and his people,
and had he not rejoiced in the success accorded to him he would have been
worthy of censure. That sinners perish is in itself a painful consideration,
but that the Lord’s law is avenged upon those who break it is to the devout
mind a theme for thankfulness. We must, however, always remember that vengeance
is never ours; vengeance belongeth unto the Lord, and he is so just that we may
safely leave its administration in his hands.
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