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Psalm 85:8
I will hear what God, the LORD, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
6Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
7Show us your loving kindness, LORD. Grant us your salvation.
8I will hear what God, the LORD, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
9Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
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The promise that God will speak peace turns toward a warning about folly, making attentive listening a matter of both hope and obedience.
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Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.Both passages name peace from God: the psalm anticipates his speech, and Philippians describes his peace guarding hearts and thoughts in Christ.
Hebrews 10:38But the righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”Both passages warn against turning back, whether to folly in the psalm or from a life of faith in Hebrews.
Isaiah 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.Both passages connect peace with how people live, through a warning against folly in the psalm and righteousness producing peace in Isaiah.
Psalm 29:11The LORD will give strength to his people. The LORD will bless his people with peace.Both psalms name the LORD’s people as recipients of his peace, spoken in Psalm 85 and given as a blessing in Psalm 29.
Habakkuk 2:1I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.Both speakers take a posture of attention, waiting to hear what God will say.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.Both passages join care with correction: peace accompanies a warning against folly, and love accompanies reproof and a command to repent.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.Both passages present peace as a gift from the divine speaker, with the LORD speaking peace and Jesus giving his peace.
Zechariah 9:10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations. His dominion will …Both passages use “speak peace,” addressed to God’s people in the psalm and to the nations in Zechariah.
2 Timothy 2:19However, God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from …Both passages identify people who belong to the Lord and warn them away from wrongdoing.
Hebrews 10:26–29For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,Both passages warn against wrongdoing after receiving something from God: his spoken peace in the psalm and knowledge of truth in Hebrews.
1 Samuel 3:9Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD; for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay …Both passages express readiness to hear the LORD, through the psalm’s resolve and Eli’s instruction to Samuel.
Genesis 34:7The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with …Both passages use “folly” for wrongdoing, with Genesis naming the act against Jacob’s daughter that provoked grief and anger.
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God’s people have reason to listen with hope: he will speak peace to them. His promise comes with a warning against returning to folly.
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