2. He shall judge thy people with righteousness. Clothed with divine authority, he will use it on behalf of the favored
nation, for whom he will show himself strong, that they be not misjudged,
slandered, or in anyway treated maliciously. His sentence will put their
accusers to silence, and award the saints their true position as the accepted
of the Lord. What a consolation to feel that none can suffer wrong in Christ’s
kingdom. And thy poor with judgment. True wisdom is manifest in all the
decisions of Zion’s King. We do not always understand his doings, but they are
always right. Partiality has been too often shown to rich and great men, but
the King of the last and best of monarchies deals out even-handed justice, to
the delight of the poor despised. The sovereignty of God is a delightful theme
to the poor in spirit; they love to see the Lord exalted, and have no quarrel
with him for exercising the prerogatives of his crown. It is the fictitious
wealth which labors to conceal real poverty, which makes people cavil at the
reigning Lord, but a deep sense of spiritual need prepares the heart loyally to
worship the Redeemer King. On the other hand, the King has a special delight in
the humbled hearts of his contrite ones, and exercises all his power and wisdom
on their behalf, even as Joseph in Egypt ruled for the welfare of his brethren.
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