"Mercy and truth go before Thy face" (Ps. 89 :14). Blessed truth for the repentant sinner! Before His face can be seen here in loving favor and tender mercy, His heralds must first be met and known-"Mercy and Truth"-they that met together at the cross (Ps. 85 :10). Not Mercy alone:that would be license; not Truth alone :that would mean despair. But Mercy and Truth :they spell together joy-joy eternal.