# Psalms 85.10 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 8. I will hear what God Jehovah 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 springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven. 12. Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase. (Psalms 85:8-12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 8. I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly. 9. Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. > > **10. Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.** > > 11. Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven. 12. Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase. (Psalms 85:8-12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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 land shall yield her increase. (Psalms 85:8-12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 8. I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly. 9. Only, near to those fearing Him [is] His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land. > > **10. Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,** > > 11. Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out, 12. Jehovah also giveth that which is good, And our land doth give its increase. (Psalms 85:8-12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [The Justice and Mercy Argument](/codex/the-justice-and-mercy-argument/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.