Psalms 85:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.”

Psalms 85:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 85:116 words

HebrewMeaning

חֶֽסֶדḥesed

covenant loyaltynounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

וֶ/אֱמֶ֥תweʾĕmet

and faithfulnessconjH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnipəgāšw

they meet togetherverbH6298

together)

צֶ֖דֶקṣedeq

righteousnessnounH6664

even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)

וְ/שָׁל֣וֹםwəšālwōm

and peaceconjH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

נָשָֽׁקוּnāšāqw

they kissverbH5401

rule · kiss · that touched

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 85:11

1. ...Its title is, “A Psalm for the end, to the sons of Core.” Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, “Christ is the end of the law.” Romans 10:4 Therefore when at the head of the title of the Psalm he placed the words, “for the end,” he directed our heart to Christ. If we fix our gaze on Him, we shall not stray: for He is Himself the Truth unto which we are eager to arrive, and He Himself the Way John 14:6 by which we run.... 2. The…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 85 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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