Which other scriptures affirm God's provision and goodness as seen in Psalm 85:12? Psalm 85:12 revisited “Yes, the LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.” The verse celebrates two linked realities: God Himself is the giver of every good thing, and He causes creation to respond with abundance. Scripture repeats this refrain from cover to cover. Echoes in the Psalms • Psalm 23:1 — “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” • Psalm 34:8-10 — “Taste and see that the LORD is good… those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” • Psalm 65:9-10 — “You visit the earth and water it abundantly… You soften it with showers and bless its growth.” • Psalm 67:6 — “The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.” • Psalm 104:28 — “When You open Your hand, they are filled with good things.” • Psalm 107:9 — “For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” • Psalm 136:25 — “He gives food to all flesh, for His loving devotion endures forever.” Promises woven through the Law • Deuteronomy 11:13-15 — Obedience brings “rain… grain, new wine, and oil… you will eat and be satisfied.” • Deuteronomy 28:12 — “The LORD will open His abundant storehouses, the heavens, to give the rain… and bless all the work of your hands.” • Proverbs 3:9-10 — Honor the Lord, “then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.” Pictures from the Prophets • Isaiah 30:23 — “He will send rain for the seed… the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful.” • Jeremiah 31:12 — God’s people “rejoice in the bounty of the LORD—the grain, the new wine, the oil.” • Ezekiel 34:26 — “I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing will come.” • Hosea 2:21-22 — God responds “to the grain, the new wine, and the oil.” • Joel 2:23-24 — “The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.” Fulfillment in Christ and the New Covenant • Matthew 6:33 — “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.” • Romans 8:32 — Having given His Son, God “will… freely give us all things.” • 2 Corinthians 9:8-10 — God “will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.” • Philippians 4:19 — “My God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” • James 1:17 — “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” • 1 Timothy 6:17 — God “richly provides us with all things to enjoy.” Threading the truth together From fertile fields to daily bread, from covenant rain to Christ’s eternal riches, Scripture consistently proclaims that the Lord gives what is good. He delights to provide materially and spiritually, inviting His people to trust, obey, and celebrate His unchanging generosity. |
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