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Psalms 85
1.LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2.Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
3.Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4.Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5.Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6.Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7.Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8.I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
9.Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10.Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11.Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12.Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
13.Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Asked of Guide
Why does the psalm say “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other”?
The psalm celebrates a restored relationship between God and the people after pardon and return from exile, and these lines personify that restoration. Verse 1–7 lists forgiveness, turned wrath, and revival, so verse 10 shows those divine actions as a reunion: mercy meets truth and righteousness embraces peace, signaling divine favor made tangible.
The image also frames what follows: “Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven” (v.11) pairs God’s initiative with human response. This echoes themes in Isaiah, where God’s justice and salvation transform society, making mercy and truth visible in the world.
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