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III

[a]I will listen for what God, the Lord, has to say;
    surely he will speak of peace
To his people and to his faithful.
    May they not turn to foolishness!

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  1. 85:9 The prophet listens to God’s revelation, cf. Hb 2:1.

Certainly (A)His salvation is near to those who [a]fear Him,
That (B)glory may dwell in our land.

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  1. Psalm 85:9 Or revere

Surely his (A)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that (B)glory may dwell in our land.

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Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
    that his glory may dwell in our land.

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Surely his salvation(A) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory(B) may dwell in our land.

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11 [a]Love and truth will meet;
    justice and peace will kiss.(A)
12 Truth will spring from the earth;
    justice will look down from heaven.(B)
13 Yes, the Lord will grant his bounty;
    our land will yield its produce.(C)
14 Justice will march before him,
    and make a way for his footsteps.

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  1. 85:11–13 Divine activity is personified as pairs of virtues.

11 [a]Truth (A)sprouts from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, (B)the Lord will give what is good,
And our (C)land will yield its produce.
13 (D)Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.

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  1. Psalm 85:11 Or Faithfulness

11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, (A)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land (B)will yield its increase.
13 (C)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

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11 Faithfulness will spring up from the ground,
    and righteousness will look down from the sky.
12 The Lord will give what is good,
    and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before him,
    and will make a path for his steps.

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11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness(A) looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,(B)
    and our land will yield(C) its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

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