Psalm 85:1-2

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Psalm 85^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunes^(A) of Jacob.
²You forgave^(B) the iniquity^(C) of your people
and covered all their sins.^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.
Psalm 85:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Psalm 85:8-13

New International Version

⁸I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace^(A) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.^(B)
⁹Surely his salvation^(C) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory^(D) may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Love and faithfulness^(E) meet together;
    righteousness^(F) and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness^(G) looks down from heaven.
¹²The Lord will indeed give what is good,^(H)
    and our land will yield^(I) its harvest.
¹³Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

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Matthew 1:18-25

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Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

¹⁸This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about^[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.^(A) ¹⁹Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet^[b] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce^(B) her quietly.

²⁰But after he had considered this, an angel^(C) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream^(D) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,^[c]^(E) because he will save his people from their sins.”^(F)

²²All this took place to fulfill^(G) what the Lord had said through the prophet: ²³“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”^[d]^(H) (which means “God with us”).

²⁴When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel^(I) of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. ²⁵But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.^(J)

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Footnotes

Matthew 1:18 Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this
Matthew 1:19 Or was a righteous man and
Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14