Psalms 85:10
(85-11) Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
In Context
9(85-10) Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him; that glory may dwell in our land.
11(85-12) Truth springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth;
Psalms 89:14(89-15) Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.
Proverbs 3:3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
Isaiah 45:24Only in the LORD, shall one say of Me, is victory and strength; even to Him shall men come in confusion, all they that were incensed against Him.
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous shoot, and he shall reign as king and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 85:9-13
Divine Answer to Prayer; Blessings Given in Answer to Prayer. 8 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. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our… Read the whole commentary →