EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 85:13
13Justice will go before our God, and it will make a way for him to walk on.
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
11Faithful truth will grow like a plant in the ground. Justice will look down from the sky above. 12Yes! The Lord will bless us with many good things. Plenty of food will grow in our land. Justice will go before our God, and it will make a way for him to walk on.
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צֶ֭דֶק לְפָנָ֣יו יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ וְיָשֵׂ֖ם לְדֶ֣רֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 85:13
- Psalms 72:2Then he will rule your people in a good way, so that even poor people receive justice.
- Psalms 89:14As King, you rule with justice, and you always do what is right. You show your faithful love and you are faithful.
- Isaiah 58:8Then God's light will shine on you, like the sun's light at dawn. Very soon, your troubles will go away. The good things that you do to help others will be clear for everyone to see. And the Lord will use his great power to keep you safe.
- Psalms 119:35Help me to live in a way that respects your commands. That is what makes me very happy.
- Matthew 20:27The person who wants to be the most important person among you must work hard for everyone else.
- John 13:14I am your Teacher and your Lord, but I have washed your feet. So you also should wash each other's feet.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18We show the power of the Lord to other people. It is like God has removed a cloth from over our faces. He is changing us so that we become more and more like him. We show how great God is more and more clearly. It is the Lord who does all this, by the work of his Spirit.
- Galatians 2:20Christ died on the cross on my behalf. It is like I died there with him. So I do not live my own life any more. Instead, Christ lives in me. The life that I live now in my body, I live because I trust what he has done for me. He has loved me so much that he died on my behalf.
- Ephesians 5:1You are God's children and he loves you very much. So you must try to be like him.
- Philippians 2:5You should think about things in the same way that Christ Jesus thought:
- Hebrews 12:1So we have learned about many people who trusted God long ago. They are like a very big crowd all round us and we should copy their example. We must be like people who run in a race. We must throw away everything that stops us from running well. The sins that we do make us fall down very easily. We must not let those sins rule us. God has prepared the way that is in front of us. We must continue to be strong while we run along that way. We must choose to run that race well.
- 1 Peter 2:18You who are slaves must obey your masters. Always respect them. Do that to every kind of master. Obey those who are good and kind. But also obey masters who are not fair to you.
- 1 Peter 4:1Christ had trouble and pain while he lived in his human body. So you should prepare yourselves to have trouble and pain too. Think about it in the same way that Christ did. If someone has trouble and pain in his body, he stops doing wrong things.
- 1 John 2:6If we say that we are living in God's true way, then we must live in the way that Jesus lived.
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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