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Psalms 85:11-14

 

תהלים פה:יא-יד

Original Text:

חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם נָשָׁקוּ: אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָף: גַּם ה' יִתֵּן הַטּוֹב וְאַרְצֵנוּ תִּתֵּן יְבוּלָהּ: צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו:

Translation:

Loving-kindness and truth met; justice and peace kissed. Truth will spring up from the earth; justice will look down from heaven. God will also bestow good and our land will yield its produce. Justice will go before God as God sets out on God's way.
[AJWS translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What sort of world does this text describe?
2. What does it mean that "justice will go before God"?

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    Related Texts:
    Genesis Rabbah 8:5
    Related Sourcesheets:Visions of Justice

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    Sarah Margles

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