He judged the cause of the poor and needy
Who could not defend themselves against the rich and the mighty;
he took their cause in hand, and, having heard it, determined it
in their favour, and did them justice, as princes and civil
magistrates ought to do: then [it was] well [with
him];
this is repeated, not only to show the certainty of it, but that
it might be observed, and his example followed: [was] not
this to know me? saith the Lord;
it is not by words only, but by deeds, that men show that they
know the Lord; for some in words profess to know him, who in
works deny him; when princes do the duty of their office, they
thereby declare that they know and own the Lord, by, and under
whom, they reign; that they have the fear of him before their
eyes; this is a practical knowledge of him, and is well pleasing
to him. The Targum is,
``is not this the knowledge with which I am well pleased? saith the Lord.''
