Psalms 85:11

"Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other."

Key Reflection

"Mercy and truth meet together, and righteousness and peace have kissed each other" (Psalms 85:10) encapsulates the harmonious union of God's attributes and their practical outworking in the world. This verse suggests that when God's mercy and truth are present, they bring about a just and peaceful order, reflecting the ideal state where divine grace and moral righteousness coexist and benefit humanity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Truth shall spring out of the earth -As plants do - for this is the meaning of the word. The blessings of truth and righteousness would be like the grass, the shrubs, the flowers, which spring up from the ground - and like the, rain and the sunbeams which come from heaven. Truth would spring up everywhere, and abound in all lands, as plants, and shrubs, and grass spring up all over the earth.

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