Psalms 85:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.”

Psalms 85:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 85:126 words

HebrewMeaning

אֱ֭מֶתʾĕmet

faithfulnessnounH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץmēʾereṣ

from the earthpronH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

תִּצְמָ֑חtiṣəmāḥ

it springs upverbH6779

bring forth · (cause to · make to) bud · (cause to ···

וְ֝/צֶ֗דֶקwəṣedeq

and righteousnessconjH6664

even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)

מִ/שָּׁמַ֥יִםmišāmayim

from heavenpronH8064

astrologer · heaven

נִשְׁקָֽףnišəqāp

it looks downverbH8259

look (down · forth · out)

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 85:12

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)

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