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Psalms 85:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.


Psalms 85:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 85:915 words
HebrewMeaning
אֶשְׁמְעָ֗הʾešəməʿāh
I will listen toverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
מַהmah
whateverparticleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יְדַבֵּר֮yədabēr
he will sayverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
הָ/אֵ֪לhāʾēl
GodparticleH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
יְה֫וָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יְדַבֵּ֬רyədabēr
he will speakverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
שָׁל֗וֹםšālwōm
peacenounH7965
do · fare · favour · friend ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
עַמּ֥/וֹʿamwō
people hisnounH5971
men · nation · people
וְ/אֶלwəʾel
and toconjH413
according to · after · against · among ···
חֲסִידָ֑י/וḥăsiydāyw
faithful people hisadjH2623
good · holy · merciful · saint ···
וְֽ/אַלwəʾal
and may notconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
יָשׁ֥וּבוּyāšwbw
they returnverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
לְ/כִסְלָֽהləkisəlāh
to follypronH3690
folly
Words 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 85:9

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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