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| 1 To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob: |
Brought back – Cyrus gave Israel liberty to return from Babylonian captivity. Messiah, the antitypical Cyrus, is about to give full liberty for the return of Israel to divine favor, to Palestine. OV176:3; R4892:2
Captivity of Jacob – Natural Israel. A300
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| 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. |
Forgiven the iniquity – The Deliverer will do more than merely regather them. R4892:2
Israel's sins have not yet been taken away. OV176:4
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| 3 Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger. |
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| 4 Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease. |
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| 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation? |
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| 6 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee? |
Revive us again – Israel has the promise of a mighty deliverance. OV176:3
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| 7 Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation. |
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| 8 I will hear what *God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly. |
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| 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. |
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| 10 Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other: |
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| 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens. |
Out of the earth – The earthly phase of the Kingdom. D653
Down from heaven – The heavenly phase of the Kingdom. D653
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| 12 Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase. |
Yield her increase – Until the whole earth shall smile as the Garden of Eden and break forth into singing. R1248:3
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| 13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way. |
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