It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.
The world thinks wickedness brings prosperity, and most pursue it by fraud and plunder because they believe integrity brings misery. The prophet shows us otherwise: God's fatherly care yields far more advantage than any injury we could inflict to seize what we want.
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Commenting on Psalm 112:1-10
Grace makes a man willing to lend what Providence has made him able to lend. He neither borrows nor hoards, but uses his talents wisely, keeps his accounts straight and clear, and lends with such careful judgment that no one can suspect him of dishonesty. Men may call him a fool for his religion, but they find him anything but foolish when they deal with him.
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The man who is truly blessed stands in awe of God with constant reverence for His majesty, and takes genuine pleasure in His commandments as a son takes delight in a father's will, not a slave's dread. He delights greatly in God's precepts, finding them written in his heart; he is in his element when in the service of God, and this delight surpasses all the employments and enjoyments of this world.
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Commenting on Psalm 112:1-5