Psalms 119:119-121

Psalms 119:119-121. Thou putteth away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

Eastern kings cannot often say as much as this, but David had been a just king. This was for his comfort when he himself came under unjust treatment. "I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors." It is of the same tenor as another prayer: "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." God often deals with men as they deal with others: "With the forward, he will show himself forward"; "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." May our conduct be such that, though we plead no merit, yet we may dare to mention it in prayer.