For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Boundless in extent towards his chosen is the mercy of the Lord; it is no more to be measured than the height of heaven or the heaven of heavens.
The figures of infinite distance illustrate the complete unreservedness of mercy. God's Fatherly compassion springs from His knowledge of man's frailty and perishableness; knowing our dust and decay, He remains the sure stay of all God-fearing ones amid the rise and fall of all things here below.
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Commenting on Psalm 103:11-14
God executes righteousness not only for His people but for all the oppressed; He is the patron of wronged innocency everywhere. It is His honour to humble the proud and help the helpless. Divine revelation is the first and greatest favour the church receives, for by knowing God we are restored to Him and given all good.
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Commenting on Psalm 103:6-18