4. The king’s strength also loveth judgment. God is
the king, the mercy-seat is his throne, and the scepter which he sways is holy
like himself. His power never exerts itself tyrannically; he is a sovereign,
and his authority is absolute in his government, but his might delights in
right, his force is used for just purposes only. People in these days are
constantly arraigning the Lord’s government, and setting up to judge whether he
does right or not; but saintly people in the olden times were of another mind;
they were sure that what the Lord did was just, and instead of calling him to
account they humbly submitted themselves to his will. Thou dost establish equity. Not even for the sake of mercy does the Lord remove or injure the
equity of his moral government; both in providence and in grace he is careful
to conserve the immaculate parity of his justice. The Lord our God demolishes
every system of injustice, and right alone is made to stand. Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. The laws are carried out; the
executive is as righteous as the legislative. Herein let all the oppressed,
indeed all who love that which is right, find large occasion for praise. The
annals of most human governments have been written in the tears of the
donwtrodden, and the curses of the oppressed; the chronicles of the Lord’s
kingdom are of another sort; truth shines in each line, goodness in every
syllable, and justice in every letter.
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