Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
God's people returned from Babylon and now remind Him of that deliverance as the ground of their plea: finish what you have begun. Their exile was the working out of sin, and their restoration proves that sin forgiven. They trust the same God who brought them home will complete His grace toward them.
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Commenting on Psalm 85:1-13
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. God's march of right will leave a track wherein his people will joyfully follow. He who smote in justice will also bless in justice, and in both will make his righteousness manifest, so as to affect the hearts and lives of all his people.
We have here an answer to the prayers and expostulations in the foregoing verses. I. In general, it is an answer of peace. This the psalmist is soon aware of (Psa 85:8), for he stands upon his watch-tower to hear what God will say unto him, as the prophet, Hab 2:1, Hab 2:2. I will hear what God the Lord will speak. This intimates, 1.
Commenting on Psalm 85:8-13