The joyful anticipation. The psalmist anticipates a favourable answer to his prayer, and proceeds to note down the chief points of it. God will "speak peace to his people" (Psalms 85:8), bring his salvation near to them (Psalms 85:9), contrive a way by which "mercy and truth," "righteousness and peace," shall be reconciled (Psalms 85:10, Psalms 85:11), shower blessings on his land (Psalms 85:12), and guide his people in the way marked out by his own footsteps (Psalms 85:13).
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Psalms 85:8-13
Psalms 85:8-13
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