75. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right. He who would learn most must be thankful for what he already knows, and be willing to confess it to the glory of God. The psalmist had been sorely tried, but he had continued to hope in God under his trial, and now he avows his conviction that he had been justly and wisely chastened. Saints are sure about the rightness of their troubles, even when they cannot see the intent of them. It made the godly glad to hear David say, And that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Because love required severity, therefore the Lord exercised it. It was not because God was unfaithful that the believer found himself in a sore strait, but for just the opposite reason. Our Heavenly Father will not let his children sin without rebuke; his love is too intense for that.
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