Mazmur 85:13

85:13 Deliverance goes ¹  before him,

and prepares ²  a pathway for him. ³ 

Yoel 2:22

2:22 Do not fear, wild animals! ⁴ 

For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass.

Indeed, the trees bear their fruit;

the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest. ⁵ 

[85:13]  ¹ tn Or “will go.”

[85:13]  ² tn Or “will prepare.”

[85:13]  ³ tn Heb “and it prepares for a way his footsteps.” Some suggest emending וְיָשֵׂם (vÿyasem, “and prepares”) to וְשָׁלוֹם (vÿshalom, “and peace”) since “deliverance” and “peace” are closely related earlier in v. 13. This could be translated, “and peace [goes ahead, making] a pathway for his footsteps” (cf. NEB).

[2:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “beasts of the field.”

[2:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “their strength.” The trees and vines will produce a maximum harvest, in contrast to the failed agricultural conditions previously described.