Psalms 85:10
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other .
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
In Context
9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look 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 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:
Isaiah 45:24Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice upon the earth.
Luke 1:54He hath sustained his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
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 →