Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven

 Psalm 85:1-13

Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.

Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.

I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly. Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.

Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.

The people praise God for his past forgiveness and pray for his 'saving presence' now. All that the psalmist knows and has experienced God's love and faithfulness fills him with optimism. What God has et to five will far exceed his past goodness. All is well with the world in the lovely picture painted by verses 10 and 11.

Why?

Psalmist prayed to the Lord show us your unfailing love, restore us again, save us from sins like before.

Pslimst proclaim will listen to what God the Lord says. For Israelites didn't listen and obey God's word.

Love and faithfulness meet together, righteousness and peace kiss each other. These are correspondent elements. 

Faithfulness springs forth from the earth: this is the responsibility of man.

Righteousness looks down from heaven: Only the Lord can let us righteousness, for there is no one righteousness man on the world.

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被擄歸回後的禱告

1.v1-3 詩人向神禱告，神已經完成祂的工作。神已經恢復他們回到應許之地，與神和好。

2.v4-9 神的工作已經完成下，詩人求百姓能夠回轉。人很容易因為懲罰不見了，就忘記了而又犯罪！如法老王在困難中心軟了，但是災難過了心又剛硬！神願意收回怒氣，但是人是否看見，回轉嗎？救活：人在過犯中死了，根本不覺得是罪。所以人要活來，才能看見神的慈愛。人聽耶和華的華後就出現耶和華賜福滿滿。

3.10-13 公義中有刑罰，但是目的在於平安，所以公義與平安相近。之後看到神豐盛的供應，我們的靈性也成長。人不能停留在恩典中，很容易又落入士師記的景況，腳踪成為可行的路，跟隨主繼續向前走。

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How?

Surely salvation is mear those who fear Him.