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Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Psalms 89:14 — KJV
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Psalms 89:14
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 89:14
Theological / DevotionalHabitation. Or, “foundation.” The throne of God is established upon the principles of righteousness and justice (see Isa. 16:5; cf. Ps. 97:2).
Mercy and truth. See on Ps. 85:10; cf. Ps. 25:10; 26:3.
Shall go before. Or, “precede”. Wherever God goes, His mercy and truth accompany Him. It is said that after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, when the wrong word spoken might have provoked massacre, James Garfield cried to the excited mob: “Fellow Citizens, ‘Justice and judgment are the habitation of His throne.’”
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