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| 1 To the Overseer. By sons of Korah. A Psalm.
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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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| Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob. |
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| 2 Thou hast borne away 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 gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger. |
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| 4 Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us. |
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| 5 To the age art Thou angry against us Dost Thou draw out Thine anger To generation and generation |
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| 6 Dost Thou not turn back Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee. |
Revive us again – Israel has the promise of a mighty deliverance. OV176:3
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| 7 Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us. |
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| 8 I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly. |
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| 9 Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land. |
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| 10 Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed, |
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| 11 Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out, |
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 giveth that which is good, And our land doth give 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 before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way! |
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