All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. Ps 25:10
With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. Ps 18:25-27
We could add the words “perceived to be” between the words “are” and “steadfast love” to give the sense of Ps. 25:10. In other words, we become more aware of God’s activity and presence as we submit to him. The submitted one “sees” more clearly. Note this also in Ps 18:25. The opposite pattern also holds true—God seems dark and crooked to the person who is wrong inside (see Ps 18:26). Ps 18:27 gives us the root cause of this. The proud man never sees God accurately.