In the Psalm from which our text is
taken the Prophet tavid, repeats this
sentiment of Thanksgiving to God be
cause of the ever-continuance.of his
mercy, twenty-six times. Our English
translation does not give us the exact
thought, however.. Properly translate^
it would read. "O give thanks, for his
'mercy endureth ever." The word crcr
more nearly represents the thought /of
the Hebrew, which signifies not for
ever, but to a completion. As, long as
there is auy use for mercy, God's mer
cy will continue. When the great Di
vine Program, shall have been accom
plished, when "every creature iu heav
en, and in earth, and under the earth,
shall be heard saying. Praise anil glo
ry and honor, dominion and migbt be
unto hi hi that sltteth upon the Throne
and unto the Lamb forever" (Revela
tion v, 13). then there will no longer
be, need for mercy mercy will have
accomplished its work.
Mercy siguifies the setting, aside of.
justice in some manner, for .some rca
S sou. Justice is the foifndaticn of
I God's throne—the foundation of tli3
Divine Government. Justice had eo»
trol of Father Adam and offered him
eternal life in an Eden home,
a
a re­
ward for obedience or death, extinc
tion, as the penalty for disobedience.
As Divine Wisdom had foreknown,
iv.rni disobeyed and the penalty of Jus
tice, "Dying thou shalt die." 'was exe
«uted. Through heredity .all of Ad
am's race became involved—all inher
ited ninful tendencies and dying con-
•sti tu ions.
