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Psalms 85:10
10Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Psalms 85:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
Context of Psalms 85:10
8I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly. 9Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. 11Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. 12The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.
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חֶֽסֶד־וֶאֱמֶ֥ת נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ צֶ֖דֶק וְשָׁל֣וֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 85:10
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
- Exodus 34:6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
- Micah 7:20You will be faithful to Jacob, and show love to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our ancestors in days long ago.
- Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
- Isaiah 32:16The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.
- Isaiah 45:24They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.’ ” All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
- Romans 3:25God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Hebrews 7:2and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “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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