Blessing. David seems to have given the eulogium of Obededom, whose example taught him that the ark was only terrible to the wicked; and that it was a source of blessings to the just, 2 Kings vi. 11. Mercy. Hebrew, "justice. "But these terms are used synonymously, and denote that God gives a just reward; "when he crowns our merits, he crowns his own gifts. "(St. Augustine; Theodoret) (Calmet) Mercy goes before; good works must follow, to obtain eternal glory. (Worthington)

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