Interesting reflection

Judge them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels (v.10). Notice here, too, the mildness of her prayer. She did not say, note, "Punish," but Judge them, and make them put a stop to their wickedness; render their scheming fruitless, which we may pray for on their behalf so that the working of evil should progress no further in them. In response to the multitude of their impieties cast them out, because they provoked you, Lord - that is, what happened to me is of no concern to me: I grieve only for things done to you. This, you see, is the mark of a well-disposed spirit, not to avenge one's own injuries but to take drastic action against insults directed to God. Many people do the opposite to this, ignoring things done to God but taking redress with extreme severity for their own fate. The saints, however, do not behave like this; instead, they are extremely punitive of things done to God but heedless of their own fate.

From Commentary on Psalm 5
From St. John Chrysostom, Commentary on the Psalms, Trans. Robert Charles Hill, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, ETC


I wonder what fruitful synthesis could be drawn out between this and Anselm's idea of rectitude.