Psalms 119:149

Psalms 119:149. Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

He was accustomed to put these two things together, all through this judgment - as much as if he felt that he could appeal both to the tenderness and to the justice of God for help in his time of need; for with a God who has entered into the bonds of the covenant with us, and pledged himself by promise and, by oath, we may plead both his loving-kindness and his judgment.