Passage

Psalms 85.10

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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,

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)

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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.

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Arguments and defeaters:

The Justice and Mercy Argument

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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