Psalm 101:1-8 I will sing of mercy and judgment: to you, O LORD, will I sing.… I. THE MINGLED CHARACTER OF THE DIVINE DISPENSATIONS. 1. In the work of redemption. 2. In the general course of providential dispensation towards the world. 3. In the Divine action towards the Church. 4. In the lines of our household and individual history. II. THE REASONS FOR PRAISE UNDER ALL THE VARIETY OF PROVIDENCE. 1. The discovery made by the variety in question of the Divine character is of itself enough to make us sing to the Lord with delighted heartiness. 2. The disciplinary development of our own moral and religious character thereby promoted. (1) There is the way in which such dispensations operate in subduing our corruptions. (2) The same thing operates in exercising our graces. (3) The dispensation of mercy and judgment operates in the way of leading us to exercise a more abiding dependence upon the Lord Himself. (4) This vicissitude of dispensation still further operates in the way of preparing us for a condition of unmingled enjoyment in a better world. (E. A. Thomson.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.WEB: I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises. |
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