I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
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
I will hear what God the Lord will speak. When we believe that God hears us, it is but natural that we should be eager to hear him. Only from him can come the word which can speak peace to troubled spirits; the voices of men are feeble in such a case, a plaister far too narrow for the sore; but God's voice is power...
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