The Justice and Mercy of God

Psalm 5:11-12

"11 But rejoice, all who take refuge in You,

Sing for joy forever!

And may You shelter them,

That those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

12 For You bless the righteous person, Lord,

You surround him with favor as with a shield."

Psalm 7:14-16

"14 Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice,

And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.

15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.

16 His harm will return on his own head,

And his violence will descend on the top of his own head."

Psalm 7:17

"17 I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness

And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High."

Praise the Lord that He is justice and will avenge all those who belong to Him. Praise Him that those who humble themselves will be shown mercy and for those who will not humble themselves we see justice for those they have harmed.

Luke 18:9-14 "9 Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’

13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”