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

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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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Ezekiel 36:24-28

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²⁴“‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.^(A) ²⁵I will sprinkle^(B) clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse^(C) you from all your impurities^(D) and from all your idols.^(E) ²⁶I will give you a new heart^(F) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone^(G) and give you a heart of flesh.^(H) ²⁷And I will put my Spirit^(I) in you and move you to follow my decrees^(J) and be careful to keep my laws.^(K) ²⁸Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people,^(L) and I will be your God.^(M)

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Mark 11:27-33

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The Authority of Jesus Questioned^(A)

²⁷They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. ²⁸“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”

²⁹Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. ³⁰John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”

³¹They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ ³²But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)^(B)

³³So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

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