Psalms 85:10

“Mercy and truth are met together, etc.] Or “grace and truth” f1222, which are in Christ, and come by him; and so may be said to meet in him, the glorious Person, the Author of salvation, before mentioned, (<430114>John 1:14,17), these may be considered as perfections in God, displayed in salvation by Christ: “mercy” is the original of it; it is owing to that that the dayspring from on high visited us, or glory dwelt in our land, or Christ was sent and came to work salvation for us; it was pity to the lost human race which moved God to send him, and him to come, who is the merciful as well as faithful High Priest, and who in his love and pity redeemed us; and though there was no mercy shown…”

“Mercy and truth are met together - That is, in the divine dealings referred to in the psalm. There has been a blending of mercy and truth in those dealings; or, both have been manifested; truth, in the divine statements, threatenings, and promises; and mercy, in forgiving sin, and in sparing the people. There is no necessary contradiction between truth and mercy; that is, the one does not necessarily conflict with the other, though the one seems to conflict with the other when punishment is threatened for crime, and yet mercy is shown to the offender - that is, where the punishment is not inflicted, and the offender is treated as if he had not sinned. In this respect, the great difficulty in…”

“Kissed - That great work of redemption by Christ, shall clearly manifest God's mercy in redeeming his people Israel, and in the conversion of the Gentiles; his truth in fulfilling that great promise of sending his son, his righteousness in punishing sin, on his son, and in conferring righteousness upon guilty and lost creatures; and his peace or reconciliation to sinners, and that peace of conscience which attends upon it. Psalms 85:11”

“85:10-13 In the glorious world of renewal and salvation, all the qualities of God’s care—love, truth, righteousness, and peace—come together and transform the created order into something new (see Isa 32:15-20).”

“Mercy: Psa 89:14, Psa 100:5; Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Mic 7:20; Luk 1:54, Luk 1:55; Joh 1:17 righteousness: Psa 72:3; Isa 32:16-18, Isa 45:24; Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6; Luk 2:14; Rom 3:25, Rom 3:26, Rom 5:1, Rom 5:21; Heb 7:2 Psalms 85:11”