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Psalms 85:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Mercy and truth are met together. God's mercy and God's truth are reconciled and brought into harmony. The psalmist does not say—probably does not know—how, He accepts the fact of the reconciliation, which is revealed to him (Psalms 85:8) by faith, and boldly announces it.

The explanation was reserved for the coming and teaching of Christ. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. "Righteousness" and "peace" are synonymous with "mercy" and "truth." Here they are personified—"represented as angels in human form" (Cheyne).

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