he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
Only the righteous can truly praise God, for unbelievers who have never tasted His goodness cannot speak His glory from the heart. When the ungodly attempt this exercise, they profane His holy name rather than honor it.
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Commenting on Psalm 33:1-22
He fashioneth their hearts alike. By which is meant that all hearts are equally fashioned by the Lord, kings' hearts as well as the hearts of beggars. The text does not mean that all hearts are created originally alike by God, such a statement would scarcely be true, since there is the utmost variety in the constitutions and dispositions of men.
Though God's residence is in the highest heavens, thence He sees all things and all persons; not the least thought can escape His observation. He fashioned every heart and still moulds them, turning them whichever way He pleases to serve His own purposes.
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Commenting on Psalm 33:12-22