124. Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy. Here he recollects himself: although before men he was clear, before the Lord he felt that he must appeal to mercy. We feel safest here. Our heart has more rest in the cry, “God be merciful to me,” than in appealing to justice. A master should clear the character of his servant if he be falsely accused, and rescue him from those who would oppress him; and, moreover, the master should show mercy to a servant, even if he deal severely with a stranger. The Lord does not spurn his servants, but communes with them in a tender and merciful way. And teach me thy statutes. This will be one way of dealing with us in mercy. We may expect a master to teach his own servant the meaning of his own orders. Yet since our ignorance arises from our own sinful stupidity, it is great mercy on God’s part that he condescends to instruct us in his commands.
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