Luke 1:50

“And his mercy is on them that fear him, etc.] Not with slavish fear of hell and damnation, but with reverence and godly fear; with a filial fear, with a reverential love of God, and affection for him; with that fear which springs from the goodness of God, which has that for its object, and is encouraged by it: and though this fear is not the cause and reason of the mercy of God, yet is descriptive of the persons towards whom it is exercised in various ways, and to whom it is openly shown; they hereby appearing to be the vessels of mercy, afore prepared to glory; and in whose redemption, mercy and truth have met together, and who, according to the abundant mercy of God the Father, have been…”

“His mercy - Favor shown to the miserable and the guilty. Is on them - Is shown or manifested to them. That fear him - That “reverence” or honor Him. One kind of fear is that which a servant has of a cruel master, or which a man has of a precipice, the plague, or death. This is not the “fear” which we ought to have toward God. It is the fear which a dutiful child has of a kind and virtuous father a fear of injuring his feelings; of dishonoring him by our life; of doing anything which he would disapprove. It is on those who have such fear of God that his mercy descends. This is the fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom, Psalms 111:10; Job 28:28.From generation to generation - From…”

“Gen 17:7; Exo 20:6, Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Psa 31:19, Psa 85:9, Psa 103:11, Psa 103:17, Psa 103:18, Psa 115:13, Psa 118:4; Psa 145:19, Psa 147:11; Mal 3:16-18; Rev 19:5 Luke 1:51”