So i have set it in my mind that i am going to start a expostion on different Psalms that i am in so here is just an excerpt from what is going through my mind about Psalm 85:
Verses 10-13, the picture that they portray in literary pictures speaks fathoms to my heart. In verse ten it lays out a picture of the mercy of the Lord and the truth of the Lord coming together and meeting together to form a new revelation of the Lord. Mercy is defined as a form of compassion while truth means this: The standard upon which an argument gains strength. So the thoughts that compassion has come together with the argument of the faithfulness of God to gain strength to the end goal of salvation is such a good picture of the goodness of God. Then it goes on to say that righteousness and peace have kissed what the writer is going after is the reality of holiness or purity coming alongside of truth and leading us to a place of fellowship with God. The in verse eleven it is foreshadowing the resurrection of Jesus himself. After establishing that truth is an argument that gains strength with the compassion of the Lord, it states that this reality will spring out of the earth, the resurrection of Jesus, and then it says that the same truth that will spring out of the earth will look down from the Heavens, the holiness, the purity, Jesus. The still speaking of the Lord and His faithfulness the decree comes out of the writer’s heart which states that the Lord is good, and He will show favor on the land. Then the final verse sums up the thoughts about the previous verses portraying Jesus by saying that purity will go before Him and shall make His footsteps our pathway. Talking about Jesus as the ultimate example of what the Christian life is to look like when it is walked out. If we follow his example the Lord will grant us the desires of our hearts. In this case it is the reassurance that God will grant the writers next in line grace and salvation as long as they keep his commandments.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
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