AC 6180 - "And Do Mercy and Truth With Me."

AC 6180

And do mercy and truth with me.
(Genesis 47:29)

That this means humiliation,
is evident from the meaning of "doing mercy,"
as being the good of love;
and from the meaning of "doing truth,"
as being the truth of faith . . ..
These words are uttered as words of supplication,
thus of humiliation.
That "doing mercy" denotes the good of love
is because all mercy is of love;
for he who is in love or charity is also in mercy,
and the love and charity in him become mercy
when the neighbor is In need or misery,
and he affords him help in that state.
So it is that by "mercy" is meant the good of love.
That "doing truth" denotes the truth of faith
is because all truth is of faith,
and for this reason in the original tongue
faith is meant by the same expression.