“Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.”
The virtues arise from the earth: "Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky." The metaphor of virtues sprouting from earth and descending from heaven suggests a reunion of heaven and earth. Divine righteousness (from heaven) meets human faithfulness (from earth).
Church Fathers on Psalms 85:11
1. ...Its title is, “A Psalm for the end, to the sons of Core.” Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, “Christ is the end of the law.” Romans 10:4 Therefore when at the head of the title of the Psalm he placed the words, “for the end,” he directed our heart to Christ. If we fix our gaze on Him, we shall not stray: for He is Himself the Truth unto which we are eager to arrive, and He Himself the Way John 14:6 by which we run.... 2. The…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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