Mercy and Judgement

Ὅτι εὐθὺς ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πίστει. Ἀγαπᾷ ἐλεημοσύνην καὶ κρίσιν· τοῦ ἐλέους Κυρίου πλήρης ἡ γῆ.  Τὰ μὲν τῆς τῶν ὄντων καταλήψεως διὰ πίστεως ἡμῖν χωρείτω, τὰ δὲ τοῦ πρακτικοῦ βίου διὰ ἐλεημοσύνης καὶ κρίσεως. Ταῦτα γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ ὁ εὐθὺς τοῦ Κυρὶου λόγος· ἄτε κριτικοὺς ἡμᾶς κατασκευάσας καὶ διακριτικοὺς τοῦ τε καλοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἐναντίου. Διὸ βούλεται ἡμᾶς μηδὶν ἀκρίτως πράττωιν, μηδὲ ἀλόγως φέρεσθαι ταῖς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὁρμαῖς, κεκριμένως περὶ τῶν πρακτέων βουλεύεσθαι, καὶ πρός γε πάντων ἐλεημονικούς εἶναι, συγνωμονικοὺς δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας γιγνομένους, συμπαθεῖς δὲ καὶ φιλανθρώπους πρὸς τοὺς ἐλέου δεομένους. Εὐσέβιος ὁ Καισάρειος, Ὑπομνηματα Ἐις Τους ψαλμους. ψαλμος ΛΒ'

Because the word of the Lord is true and He is faithful in all his works. The Lord loves mercy and judgement, the earth is full of the Lord's mercy. 1  Let understanding of these things be gained for us through faith, and things of practical life by mercy and judgement. Indeed the true word of the Lord loves these things and so He would have knowledge of them imbued in us, that we discern between the good and its opposite. He does not ever wish us to act without judgement, nor for us to be carried away by impulses into irrationality, for we should consider action prudently, and before everything we should be merciful, easily giving forgiveness of sins against us and being caring toward those who lack mercy. Eusebius of Caesarea, Commentary on the Psalms, Psalm 32 1 Ps 32. 4-5