Mercy and judgment

In Psalms, chapter one hundred and one verses, one through eight, the psalm pictures the kind of heart that the king of Israel must have if he desires to rule according to the will of God. The attitudes expressed in this psalm also apply to those who rule in the church of God, as in Acts twenty, verses twenty-eight and chapter twenty-four, verse sixteen.

There is a song that compliments this opening verse for this chapter:

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever,

I will sing, I will sing.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever,

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.

With my mouth will I make known,

Thy faithfulness, thy faithfulness.

With my mouth will I make known,

Thy faithfulness through all generations.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever,

I will sing, I will sing.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever,

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.

The theme under the A Perfect Heart section depicts singing of mercy and judgment – In the psalm that David was about to compose, he would make these the burden of his song; he would state his views as to the regulation of his conduct, commend these virtues – mercy and justice – to humanity, and celebrate their value. He who “adopts” the principles of compassion, kindness, truth, and justice as his guide commends these virtues to society in the best way possible. No language can do it effectually unless someone practices these virtues themself, as commanding and approving these things, having put it into the heart to practice them, displaying them in thine own higher administration: for a father of a family or magistrate, is but the representative of God.

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