New English Translation
Psalms 85:10
10Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.
Psalms 85:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
- New International Version (NIV)Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.
Context of Psalms 85:10
8I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways. 9Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land. Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss. 11Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky. 12Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.
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חֶֽסֶד־וֶאֱמֶ֥ת נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ צֶ֖דֶק וְשָׁל֣וֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 85:10
- Psalms 89:14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
- Micah 7:20You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
- Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 72:3The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.
- Isaiah 32:16Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.
- Isaiah 45:24they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.
- Jeremiah 23:5“I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
- Romans 3:25God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Hebrews 7:2To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
Commentaries on Psalms 85:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Mercy and truth are met together - It would be more simple to translate the original: - נפגשונ ואמת חסד נשקו ושלום צדק Chesed veemeth niphgashu ; Tsedek veshalom nashaku, - " Mercy and truth have met on the way Righteousness and peace have embraced." This is a remarkable text, and much has been said on it: but there is a beauty in it which, I think, has not been noticed. Mercy and peace are on one side; truth and righteousness on the other. Truth requires…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Mercy and truth are met together - That is, in the divine dealings referred to in the psalm. There has been a blending of mercy and truth in those dealings; or, both have been manifested; truth, in the divine statements, threatenings, and promises; and mercy, in forgiving sin, and in sparing the people. There is no necessary contradiction between truth and mercy; that is, the one does not necessarily conflict with the other, though the one seems to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Sooner or later, God will speak peace to his people. If he do not command outward peace, yet he will suggest inward peace; speaking to their hearts by his Spirit. Peace is spoken only to those who turn from sin. All sin is folly, especially backsliding; it is the greatest folly to return to sin. Surely God's salvation is nigh, whatever our difficulties and distresses are. Also, his honour is secured, that glory may dwell in our land. And the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13In the renewed world of salvation, all the qualities of God’s care (love, truth, righteousness, and peace) come together. They transform creation and make it new (see Isaiah 32:15–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. God's promises of "mercy" will be verified by His "truth" (compare Psa 25:10; 40:10); and the "work of righteousness" in His holy government shall be "peace" (Is 32:17). There is an implied contrast with a dispensation under which God's truth sustains His threatened wrath, and His righteousness inflicts misery on the wicked.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 85
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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