Mercy & Truth Meet, Righteousness & Peace Kiss

Psalms 85:1-13 

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 LORD, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin.

Selah

3 You have taken away all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

6 Will You not revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?

7 Show us Your mercy, LORD,
And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.

9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,

That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.

11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

God’s grace delivers His people from captivity to sin, then and now.  In the work of God through His Son whom we kiss and embrace (Psalm 2:12) His mercy meets truth, and His righteousness kisses peace, peace with God in Him (Romans 5:1) and His righteousness, and His truth met His atoning justification and forgiveness for us.  Selah.  Just as God turned from temporary wrath on Israel’s sin, now Je does so once forevermore in His Son for those who meet and kiss Him, embracing by faith His work to deliver and His righteousness to justify.  He revives us by giving eternal life in that mercy of grace, and gives us such joy!  Listen then to His voice and not turn back to the emptiness of sin.  His salvation is for those who fear Him and trust His mercy in truth and the peace beyond understanding which comes from His truth of our bad news of sin bringing death to the good news of life tasted freely as a gift of our calling as His chosen people.  That truth is seen in creation as Romans 1:20 describes, and his righteousness shines down from the Father with whom there is no variation or turning from the promises.  He only gives good things, and His righteousness leads us by trust in truth through life to eternity with Himself.  Hallelujah and amen!