30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom. Where the whole psalm is dedicated to a description of the different
fates of the just and the wicked, it was meet to give a test by which they
could be known. A man’s tongue is no ill index of his character. The mouth
betrays the heart. Good men, as a rule, speak what is edifying, consistent with
the divine illumination which they have received. Righteousness is wisdom in
action; hence all good men are practically wise men, and well may the speech be
wise. His tongue talketh of judgment. He advocates justice, gives an
honest verdict on things and men, and foretells that God’s judgment will come
upon the wicked, as in the former days. His talk is neither foolish nor ribald,
neither vapid nor profane. Our conversation is of far more consequence than some
imagine.
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