Psalms 85:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”

Psalms 85:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 85:86 words

HebrewMeaning

הַרְאֵ֣/נוּharəʾēnw

show usverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָḥasədekā

covenant loyalty yournounH2617

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

וְ֝/יֶשְׁעֲ/ךָ֗wəyešəʿăkā

and salvation yourconjH3468

salvation · saving

תִּתֶּןtiten

you will giveverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לָֽ/נוּlānw

pron

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 85:8

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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