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Psalms 85:13
13Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps.
Psalms 85:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
- New International Version (NIV)Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
Context of Psalms 85:13
11Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven. 12Also, the Lord will provide what is good, and our land will yield its crops. Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps.
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צֶ֭דֶק לְפָנָ֣יו יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ וְיָשֵׂ֖ם לְדֶ֣רֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 85:13
- Psalms 72:2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; faithful love and truth go before you.
- Isaiah 58:8Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.
- Psalms 119:35Help me stay on the path of your commands, for I take pleasure in it.
- Matthew 20:27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
- John 13:14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
- Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children,
- Philippians 2:5Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,
- Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
- 1 Peter 2:18Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.
- 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same understanding — because the one who suffers in the flesh is finished with sin —
- 1 John 2:6The one who says he remains in him should walk just as he walked.
Commentaries on Psalms 85:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Righteousness shall go before him - Perhaps this verse may receive its best solution from Romans 3:25; : "Whom God hath set for a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his Righteousness for the remission of sins that are past." This term the apostle uses to point out God's method of justifying or saving mankind. And this, in the preaching of the pure Gospel, is ever going before to point out the Lord Jesus, and the redemption that is in his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Righteousness shall go before him - Shall anticipate his coming, and prepare his way. The idea seems to be, that in order to his appearing, there would be a proclamation of righteousness, and a preparation for his advent by the diffusion of righteousness among the people; in other words, the nation, in the prospect of his coming, would turn from sin, and would seek to be prepared for his appearing. Thus John proclaimed the coining of the Redeemer, “Repent…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Sooner or later, God will speak peace to his people. If he do not command outward peace, yet he will suggest inward peace; speaking to their hearts by his Spirit. Peace is spoken only to those who turn from sin. All sin is folly, especially backsliding; it is the greatest folly to return to sin. Surely God's salvation is nigh, whatever our difficulties and distresses are. Also, his honour is secured, that glory may dwell in our land. And the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Righteousness is like a messenger preparing the world for God’s coming in response to the prayers of his people (Psalms 85:4–7; 89:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. and, under this, the deserted land shall be productive, and men be "set," or guided in God's holy ways. Doubtless, in this description of God's returning favor, the writer had in view that more glorious period, when Christ shall establish His government on God's reconciled justice and abounding mercy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 85
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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