Psalm 85:13

Translations

Modern

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

Traditional

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

Literal

Righteousness will go before Him, to prepare the way of His steps.

Latin

Justitia ante eum ambulabit, et ponet in via gressus suos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

Notes

Psalms 85:13

Righteousness 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).

Psalms 85:10–13

In the renewed world of salvation, all the qualities of God’s care (love, truth, righteousness, and peace) come together. They transform creation and make it new (see Isaiah 32:15–20).

Psalms 85:1–13

The psalmist leads the community that returned from exile in a lament and a prayer for complete restoration:

He remembers how God rescued Israel from exile (Psalm 85:1–3),
asks for clearer signs of God’s goodness, and
leads the people in prayer for full renewal (Psalm 85:4–7).

God answers with a message of peace (Psalm 85:8–9). The psalm ends with a poetic description of the greatness of God’s salvation (85:10–13).

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1 John 2:6
Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
1 Peter 4:1
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2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
1 Peter 2:18–24
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Hebrews 12:1–2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Matthew 20:27–28
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John 13:14–16
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Philippians 2:5–8
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

Glossary

Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of

Topics

Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Patriotism: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 85:13

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