Psalm 85 was written by the sons of Korah and recalls God’s restoration of Israel. In Latin, it is known as "Benedixisti Domine terram tuam".In Judaism, it is called "a psalm of returned exiles". DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. "Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land." In answer to prayer, the exulting psalmist sees the attributes of God confederating to bless the once afflicted nation. It is so in the redemptive training of men for everlasting blessedness. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION. Psalm 85 - *For the director of music. A holy meeting (Jeremiah 2:2, 8).4. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. "Mercy rejoiceth against judgment," in our experience. (3)At Bethlehem at. The psalmist desired a complete revival and restoration for Israel, which can be seen throughout the prayer he offered. We see these two principles harmoniously operating in God's dealing with us through the events of human history. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. IV. 4. 3. We ask that God's anger may be taken away and we forgiven; we see that we are already forgiven, and that what we thought was anger was only the fidelity of love. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. A free meeting (2 Timothy 1:9).6. Righteousness produces peace with its qualities of quietness and assurance, but at the same time, peace provides the proper environment for righteousness to grow. As a rule, the existence of most men is that of health and judgment; goodness and mercy follow us. Christ is the Wisdom of God, because in him, whilst mercy has full scope, nevertheless, the Law is magnified and made honourable. The attributes displayed in man's salvation. Of the Sons of Korah. 4. (2)In the garden of Eden after the fall (Genesis 3:15). 5. B. Baker), (4)Peace flows into the soul of the believer, as proof of the unanimity of the meeting.2. Surely God's salvation is nigh, whatever our difficulties and distresses are. A joyous meeting (Isaiah 53:10).3. A wonderful meeting (1 Timothy 3:16).2. The reason of my doubt. Verse 10. I. God teaching man to walk in His footsteps. A joyous meeting (Isaiah 53:10).3. An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8). 4. As the diligent student reads through the Word of God and devotes attention to various passages, it becomes clear that God has linked certain things together. of A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. He frees them from its pains by transforming its painfulness into an entire devotion to it. 85:8) who goes before Israel shouting the good news of YHWH's love, care, protection, and presence with His people after exile or drought. “Salvation … that … THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. These were like four steps of the throne of Christ, or four princes standing near and accompanying Him. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21). Mercy pleads for the guilty Church (Psalm 86:15). To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6).2. Truth is not opposed to mercy; where there is no righteousness love works destruction. To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. Men should "serve God in holiness and righteousness without fear, all the days of their life. Psalm 85 is the 85th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "L ORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land".In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 84 in a slightly different numbering system. And -. To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. (1) That in men's experience and life righteousness and peace cannot be rent apart. Psalm 85:10. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. I. Interpreters are generally of the opinion that this psalm was penned after the return of the Jews out of their captivity in Babylon, when they still remained under some tokens of God's displeasure, which they here pray for the removal of. In God's procedure with man these principles are found in HARMONIOUS CO-OPERATION. It is divided into three parts: Before then she would not have done that. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. B. Baker), (4)On Mount Calvary (Hebrews 12:2),III. This revelation, again, is granted in PRAYER. To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6).2. Regard for right is the truest personal regard. One of them, Righteousness, it is told here for great news, that she but "looked down hitherwards from heaven." An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8).IV. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. Mercy and truth are met together. To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. 2. A free meeting (2 Timothy 1:9).6. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. 1. It is hard to say whether most injury is done by over-strictness or by over-indulgence. The Jerome Bible Commentary (p. 591) sees it as possibly an eschatological reference. Also, his honour is secured, that glory may dwell in our land. We see these two principles harmoniously operating in God's dealing with us through the means of redemptive Providence. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. IN GRACE. To put away metaphor, here are two thoughts. The experience of life prepares us to turn in gladness to our God, in gladness to rest in the rule of Him in whom we see that "mercy and truth are met together," etc. A free meeting (2 Timothy 1:9).6. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4). The psalmist here draws tighter than ever the bond between God and man. We have all a child's hold on God's affections, all a child's need of discipline and correction, all s child's power to grieve Him; and He has all a Father's kind determination to train us in right. The Lord whose just severity inflicted the smart, now in pity sends peace to bind up the wound. In the phenomena of nature you see more of the clement than the stern. 28, 1836, contains a sermon by R. W. Sibthorpe, in which the preacher. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. (Read Psalm 85:1-7) The sense of present afflictions should not do away the remembrance of former mercies. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. 85:10-11) as a herald (cf. Psalm 85:10King James Version (KJV) 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. The place of assembly was in Christ (Colossians 1:19; 2 Corinthians 5:19). Psalms 85:10 "Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other," (Psalms 85:10). A wonderful meeting (1 Timothy 3:16).2. These attributes harmonized in man's salvation. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. When were they reconciled? Some believe in a Christ whom they have fashioned to themselves, as all fondness and compassion and pity, who will not be stern with any one. (But look in the notes on Psalm 85:2). In the earthquake and the tornado, in the fierce lightnings and the rolling thunders, in the raging oceans and the furious winds, we feel ourselves confronted with the stern, the rigorous, and the terrible; but in the serene and the sunny we feel ourselves in the presence of the mild and the lenient. Psalm 85:10, ESV: "Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other." A holy meeting (Jeremiah 2:2, 8).4. L ord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. This is their substitute for substitution. In him, the attributes of God unite in glad unanimity in the salvation of guilty men, they meet and embrace in such a manner as else were inconceivable either to our just fears or to our enlightened hopes. (1)At the eternal council-table of covenant love (Ephesians 1:5). (2)In the garden of Eden after the fall (Genesis 3:15). IN MAN. We see these two principles harmoniously operating in God's dealing with us through the phenomena of nature. To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18). To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. preached 04-06-14. 4. Peace. Probably this was the thought of the psalmist. 2. (See 1 Corinthians 1:30.) Truth requires righteousness; mercy calls for peace. II. All sin is folly, especially backsliding; it is the greatest folly to return to sin. Of these Mercy seems to favour us; and Peace no enemy to us or to any (seeing we must speak of them as of persons); mild and gentle persons both. We see these two principles harmoniously operating in God's dealing with us through the circumstances of individual life. (3)At Bethlehem at. The tenderness of God's strict rule is revealed to us again in THE EXPERIENCE OF LIFE. fury ~ what you feel when you are very, very angry. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. "Mercy and truth are met together" — that is one personification; "Righteousness and peace have kissed each other" is another. 11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. (1)At the eternal council-table of covenant love (Ephesians 1:5). (3)Righteousness or justice is satisfied in him, and pleads for an everlasting release. Each on its own account. To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. B. Baker). We call ourselves the children of God, and this is much more than a merely endearing name. A free meeting (2 Timothy 1:9).6. 1. 13 Righteousness goes … Psalm 85:10, KJV: "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other." Where a man's heart has welcomed the mercy and the truth of God, there shall spring up in that heart, not only the righteousness and peace, of which the previous verse is speaking, but specifically a faithfulness not all unlike the faithfulness which it grasps. Grace includes mercy and truth, righteousness and peace. The psalm is a prayer in the midst of crisis for the ancient faith community. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. 2. To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. He shows them that personal regard is not at variance with regard for right; for the Father, who loved the Son, did not out of regard for Him turn aside from strictest law. Yes, in him our text was indeed fulfilled. Some of the various meetings called by these parties. These I doubt are not like affected. Psalm 85:10 is a Bible verse that describes the fruit of the union between righteousness and peace. Mercy and Peace, they two pair well; they be collectanae, as Bernard saith of them in one place, `bed fellows,' sleep together; collectanae, as in another place, `sucked one milk, one breast' both. These four. The RSV here changes the tenses to future, indicating the prophetic nature of the verses. Both in nature work together, they "kiss each other," and bring about the good ordained. On the left, truth holding the white lily. (1)At the eternal council-table of covenant love (Ephesians 1:5). To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. Loving devotion and truth have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed. Le Blanc. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. Their doctrine of atonement has well been described by Dr. Duncan as the admission "that the Lord Jesus Christ did something or other, which somehow or other, was in some way or other connected with man's salvation." Righteousness is again personified (cf. Sitemap ... (playing the fool). The heavenly twin sisters, and the earthly pair that corresponds. I. PARENTAL RULE is one of these ways. (1)At the eternal council-table of covenant love (Ephesians 1:5). To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. In him, as in no other, those contrasted qualities of our humanity, which in us are generally so ill balanced, found perfect equipoise and harmony. Psalm 85:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 85:10, NIV: "Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other." The government of every pious household is, in measure, a revelation of the government of God. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. II. Truth stands up for God's faithfulness against sin (Genesis 2:17). An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. These attributes are personified as coming together to accomplish His purposes. Let them be united in our hearts and conduct! To disunite some unhappy meetings (Isaiah 28:18).3. This appears to be the immediate and primary meaning of these verses; but the inner sense is Christ Jesus, the reconciling Word. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. 2. No, nor of Truth. THAT THE PERFECTIONS OF JEHOVAH DO HARMONIZE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLAIMS CONCERNING THE SALVATION OF THE CHURCH. Some of the various meetings called by these parties. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. 1-3), pleas for salvation (vv. What is the true Christian but one who has known in his own experience the power of the perfect Christ? You forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin. In answer to prayer, the exulting psalmist sees the attributes of God confederating to bless the once afflicted nation. Blessed is this union! II. An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8).IV. Psalm 85. Verse 10. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8).IV. For Righteousness I know not well what to say: gestat gladium, (bears the sword), and I fear non frustra (not in vain). Psalm 85 was written by an unnamed son of Korah, who had a real heart for Israel and an understanding of God's plans and purposes for His chosen nation. The tenderness of God's strict law is revealed to us in the Gospel of Christ. Answer: When Psalm 85:10 states that “righteousness and peace kiss each other,” the psalmist is personifying two of God’s attributes and how they work together. "Mercy and truth are met together ... righteousness and peace have kissed each other" (Psalms 85:10). 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. Ps. To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6).2. (3)At Bethlehem at. 3. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. Mercy and truth; righteousness and peace. On the right hand, is mercy presenting the olive. Meanwhile it remains for those who rejoice in the great reconciliation to continue both to wonder and adore. Mercy was ever inclined to save man, and Peace could not be his enemy; but Truth extracted the performance of God's threat, -- "The soul that sinneth, it shall die;" and Righteousness could not but give to every one his due, Jehovah must be true in all his ways, and righteous in all his works. We cannot promise ourselves much of her. Psalm 85 – Praying for Revival and Restoration. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. The Jerome Bible Commentary (p. 591) sees it as possibly an eschatological reference. 2. Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, Christ is the end of the law. The Pulpit, vol. Will you stay a little and take a view of the parties? (4)Peace flows into the soul of the believer, as proof of the unanimity of the meeting.2. Psalm 85:10 Translation & Meaning. Selah. Thus, God allows a Christian to divorce an abusive, unconverted mate (I Corinthians 7:15). 7. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - S.C. 1. In the means of redemptive Providence you see more of the clement than the stern. God is as true as if he had fulfilled every letter of his threatenings, as righteous as if he had never spoken peace to a sinner's conscience; his love in undiminished splendour shines forth, but no other of his ever blessed characteristics is eclipsed thereby. III. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. (2)In the garden of Eden after the fall (Genesis 3:15). Some of the various meetings called by these parties. Verse 10-11. exile ~ away from your own country. our Saviour's advent (Luke 2:11):(4)On Mount Calvary (Hebrews 12:2),III. 6. To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. Peace pleads for a mediator (Job 33:24; Isaiah 9:6; Galatians 4:4). Mercy and truth are met together. 8-13). An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33). God's faithfulness to promise, God's fidelity to His past, God's fidelity in His actions, to His own character, which is meant by that great Word, "He sware by Himself." There was no compromise, no tampering with the holy Law of God, although God did so love the world as to save it (John 3:16). Then comes the assurance of forgiveness, the centralizing the affections in infinite love, and ell in God seems tender and merciful. In all human history, ever since the introduction of sin, these blessed qualities have been working separately and even antagonistically. At the completion of the saints in heaven. There has been "mercy" without "truth," and "peace" of a certain kind, without "righteousness." Righteousness and peace meet in Christ, God's man; for by these two, some divines understand the Old Testament and the New. One was so bold in a place to say, omnis homo mendax (. Which quaternion at the first sight divides itself into two and two. You, LORD, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Mercy and truth; righteousness and peace. "Mercy rejoiceth against judgment.". To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6).2. A joyous meeting (Isaiah 53:10).3. Mercy is love that stoops, love that departs from the strict lines of desert and retribution. These four divine attributes parted at the fall of Adam, and met again at the birth of Christ. Of the Korahites. A holy meeting (Jeremiah 2:2, 8).4. To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6).2. Verse 10. Thus we have, "will speak" (Psalms 85:8), "will meet," and "will kiss" in Psalms 85:10, etc. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. That is to say, truth in a somewhat narrower than its widest sense, meaning mainly God's fidelity to every obligation under which He has come. Here is a coalition of qualities BLESSED IN THEIR REUNION. A wonderful meeting (1 Timothy 3:16).2. It is the custom of modern thinkers(?) Ps. But the grace which saves is that told of Titus (Titus 2:11-14). Adam Clarke. This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. B. Baker), (3)Righteousness or justice is satisfied in him, and pleads for an everlasting release. We mourn under some appointment of life, thinking God is punishing us in it for our sins; as we pray to Him, we learn that we are not being punished, but chastened. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. Righteousness in the manner of its fulfilment. I. While we can’t be sure when this psalm was written, it was probably after the return of … Righteousness and peace are so near, so dear, that thou canst not have the one without the other. It is but natural that natural men should do so. Mercy and truth are met together, &c. — When that blessed time shall come, those virtues which now seem to be banished from human society shall be restored, and there shall be a happy union of mercy, or benignity, with truth, or veracity, and fidelity; of righteousness, or justice and equity, with peace, or peaceableness and concord. our Saviour's advent (Luke 2:11):(4)On Mount Calvary (Hebrews 12:2),III. To promote Jehovah's glory (Ephesians 1:6). An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8).IV. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. Others conceive of him only as an awful Judge, launching out the thunderbolts of his wrath against wretched, sinful men. And the truth of the promises is shown by the Divine mercy in sending the Redeemer. All on each others' account. Psalm 85:10-11 is such powerful imagery of God's person. When we read the history of our race — its wars, famines, pestilences, and innumerable calamities — we are brought before the severe and awful in God; whilst in the happiness of tribes, the prosperity of nations, and the gradual advancement of the race, we see the merciful and the kind; but both principles co-operate, the rigorous and the clement. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. Thus we have, "will speak" (Psalms 85:8), "will meet," and "will kiss" in Psalms 85:10, etc. (3)At Bethlehem at. Some of the various meetings called by these parties. Romans 10:4 Therefore when at the head of the title of the Psalm he placed the words, for the end, he directed our heart to Christ. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. In the second two, "Righteousness and peace have kissed each other," we have the picture of what happens upon earth when mercy and truth that come down from heaven are accepted and recognized. A great sign it is of heart burning, when one will not do so much as look at another -- not endure his sight. Its title is, A Psalm for the end, to the sons of Core. They meet together in God; for all the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. When he poured out his life on Calvary. (3)At Bethlehem at. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Love is thus lifted up above the suspicion of being arbitrary, or of ever changing or fluctuating. And truth blends with mercy. Man may walk in God's ways — not only in the ways that please Him, but in the ways that are like Him, and the likeness can only be a likeness in moral quality. Nor of Truth, who is vera and severa, `severe' too otherwhile. We cannot expect animals to set much store by the discoveries of science, neither can we hope to see unspiritual men rightly estimate the solution of spiritual problems -- they are far above and out of their sight. They "meet and kiss each other." "Righteousness shall go before Him and set us in the way of His steps." They prayed for joy, joy that can come from God’s presence in the midst of the community. our Saviour's advent (Luke 2:11):(4)On Mount Calvary (Hebrews 12:2),III. Romans 8:4). A wonderful meeting (1 Timothy 3:16).2. Our facts are infinitely superior to their dreams, and yet they sneer. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. IN GOD. A happy meeting (Ephesians 1:8).5. Mike Kincaid Recommended for you Verse 10. To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. God responding to man's truth. The only secret of tranquillity is to be good. These celestial sisters come together and embrace one another with delight. THE MANNER OF THEIR MEETING IN THE SOUL'S SALVATION.1. 4-7), and expresses faith that God will save them (vv. No good, no beauty of character, no meek rapture of faith, no aspiration Godwards, is ever wasted and lost, for His eye rests upon it. There has been a blending of mercy and truth in those dealings; or, both have been manifested; truth, in the divine statements, threatenings, and promises; and mercy, in forgiving sin, and in sparing the people. B. Baker), (2)In the garden of Eden after the fall (Genesis 3:15). 2. An unexpected meeting to us (Romans 11:33).7. John Boys. V. The closing verses declare THE BLESSED EFFECTS OF THIS DISCOVERY in a true and fruitful, in a trusting, an intelligent and obedient life; in a life hallowed by God's smile and crowned with His constant benediction. Why? Verse 10. Earthly fruitfulness is only possible by the reception of heavenly gifts. (2)Truth or faithfulness stands engaged for the soul through Him, being upheld by Him, through the atonement. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. A holy meeting (Jeremiah 2:2, 8).4. Mercy comes hand in hand with Truth to fulfil the faithful promise of their gracious God; the people recognise at once the grace and the veracity of Jehovah, he is to them neither a tyrant nor a deceiver. In the life of Christ, God seems in one aspect terribly righteous, on the other side infinitely merciful, but the two are one; they meet, kiss, and co-operate in making a perfect Saviour. IN CHRIST. III. Righteousness looks down, not in its judicial aspect merely, but as the perfect moral purity that belongs to the Divine nature. A joyous meeting (Isaiah 53:10).3. B. Baker), (2)Truth or faithfulness stands engaged for the soul through Him, being upheld by Him, through the atonement. George Horne. Man responding to God's gift. But both principles co-operate. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Psalms 85 ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources. We have talked before about the different facets of God’s love. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. All rights reserved. (1)Mercy is vouchsafed to the soul deserving of eternal death, through the mediation of Christ. To unite opposite nations in one body (Ephesians 2:16).5. Righteousness or justice comes and claims execution (1 John 3:4; Romans 12:9). Psalm 85 Prayer for the Restoration of God’s Favor. 10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. He is filled with human sympathy; in the fulness of His pity He makes their sorrows, and their shame, and their struggles His own; but the influence of His associations is to make men feel more and more that they cannot escape the rule of God. To unite opposite covenants of works and grace (Romans 10:4).6. An inseparable meeting (Hebrews 13:8).IV. They have not worked together either in communities or in individuals, hence the constant agitations and struggles in all human life. The people being now made willing to forsake their sins, and to follow after righteousness, find peace granted to them at once. Four they are. To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. Proud member THE GLORIOUS PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MET.1. ” (Psalm 85:10, HCSB) The key word in verses 10–13, repeated three times, is “ righteous –ness.” The word signifies right relationships and the terms that keep them. To unite opposite characters (1 Corinthians 17; John 17:21).4. Look after Psalm 25 in Book 1 of the Psalms of David for more about the covenant. It is personal regard for man which we see pre-eminently in Jesus; yet who so much as He makes us feel the constraining bond of righteousness? 12 The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. But for these that seem to be in opposition to do it, that makes this meeting marvellous in our eyes. These sons of Korah were Levites, from the family of Kohath. 1. "Earth should be carpeted with truth as with fair flowers, and be canopied over by righteousness as with the beautiful sky, or as by night with the glorious stars." To bring the Church to glory (Hebrews 2:10).(T. God would shield men from woes unnumbered, from confusion of an unregulated will, from the conflict of passion, from the loathing that follows self-indulgence; and, therefore, has He made His laws so severe and certain, and, therefore, does He subdue us to His laws. (1)At the eternal council-table of covenant love (Ephesians 1:5). A joyous meeting (Isaiah 53:10).3. In the circumstances of individual life you see more of the element than the stern. Before Him walks justice bearing the balance. He is exulting in the anticipation of the regenerated moral life of God's people when his salvation should come to them; cruelty and inhumanity should give way to mercy, and truth between man and man should replace their too common falsehood and lies; righteousness, justice, fair dealing, should prevail instead of fraud and wickedness, and peace should banish war. 3. 3. ", III. 3. Mercy and truth are met together. 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