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11Truth shall spring out{H8799)} of the earth; and righteousness shall look down{H8738)} from heaven.
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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. …
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-13)We have here an answer to the prayers and expostulations in the Ps. 85:1-7. I. In general, it is an answer of peace. This the psalmist is soon aware of (Ps. 85:8), for he stands upon his watch-tower to hear what God will say unto him , as the prophet, Hab. 2:1 , 2 . I will hear what God the Lord will speak . This intimates, 1. The stilling of his passions—his grief, his fear—and the tumult of his…
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